EIGHTH AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT OF RUBICON TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS, LLC a Delaware limited liability company dated as of August 15, 2022
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Exhibit 10.9
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EIGHTH AMENDED AND RESTATED
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LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT
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RUBICON TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS, LLC
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a Delaware limited liability company
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dated as of August 15, 2022
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THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY INTERESTS IN RUBICON TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS, LLC HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE, OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS, AND HAVE BEEN OR ARE BEING ISSUED IN RELIANCE UPON EXEMPTIONS FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND SUCH LAWS. SUCH INTERESTS MUST BE ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT ONLY AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED, SOLD, ASSIGNED OR TRANSFERRED AT ANY TIME EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH (I) THE SECURITIES ACT, ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS; (II) THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS EIGHTH AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT; AND (III) ANY OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS AGREED TO IN WRITING BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND THE APPLICABLE MEMBER. THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY INTERESTS MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OF RECORD EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH SUCH LAWS, THIS EIGHTH AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT, AND ANY OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS AGREED TO IN WRITING BY THE COMPANY AND THE APPLICABLE MEMBER. THEREFORE, PURCHASERS AND OTHER TRANSFEREES OF SUCH LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY INTERESTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO BEAR THE RISK OF THEIR INVESTMENT OR ACQUISITION FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Article I | GENERAL PROVISIONS | Β | 1 | ||
Β | Section 1.1 | Β | Formation and Continuation | Β | 2 |
Β | Section 1.2 | Β | Name | Β | 2 |
Β | Section 1.3 | Β | Principal Place of Business; Other Places of Business | Β | 2 |
Β | Section 1.4 | Β | Designated Agent for Service of Process | Β | 2 |
Β | Section 1.5 | Β | Term | Β | 2 |
Β | Section 1.6 | Β | No State Law Partnership | Β | 2 |
Β | Section 1.7 | Β | Business Purpose | Β | 2 |
Β | Section 1.8 | Β | Powers | Β | 2 |
Β | Section 1.9 | Β | Certificates; Filings | Β | 3 |
Β | Section 1.10 | Β | Representations and Warranties by the Members | Β | 3 |
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Article II | UNITS; CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS | Β | 5 | ||
Β | Section 2.1 | Β | Units | Β | 5 |
Β | Section 2.2 | Β | Capital Contributions of the Members; No Deficit Restoration Obligation | Β | 5 |
Β | Section 2.3 | Β | No Interest; No Return | Β | 6 |
Β | Section 2.4 | Β | Issuances of Additional Units | Β | 6 |
Β | Section 2.5 | Β | Additional Funds and Additional Capital Contributions | Β | 7 |
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Article III | DISTRIBUTIONS | Β | 8 | ||
Β | Section 3.1 | Β | Distributions Generally | Β | 8 |
Β | Section 3.2 | Β | Tax Distributions | Β | 8 |
Β | Section 3.3 | Β | Distributions in Kind | Β | 10 |
Β | Section 3.4 | Β | Distributions to Reflect Additional Units | Β | 10 |
Β | Section 3.5 | Β | Other Distribution Rules | Β | 10 |
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Article IV | Management and OPERATIONS | Β | 11 | ||
Β | Section 4.1 | Β | Management | Β | 11 |
Β | Section 4.2 | Β | Tax Actions | Β | 14 |
Β | Section 4.3 | Β | Compensation and Reimbursement of Managing Member | Β | 14 |
Β | Section 4.4 | Β | Outside Activities | Β | 15 |
Β | Section 4.5 | Β | Transactions with Affiliates | Β | 16 |
Β | Section 4.6 | Β | Limitation on Liability | Β | 16 |
Β | Section 4.7 | Β | Indemnification | Β | 17 |
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Article V | BOOKS AND RECORDS | Β | 17 | ||
Β | Section 5.1 | Β | Books and Records | Β | 17 |
Β | Section 5.2 | Β | Financial Accounts | Β | 18 |
Β | Section 5.3 | Β | Inspection; Confidentiality | Β | 18 |
Β | Section 5.4 | Β | Information to Be Provided by Managing Member to Members | Β | 18 |
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Article VI | Tax Matters, ACCOUNTING, AND REPORTING | Β | 18 | ||
Β | Section 6.1 | Β | Tax Matters | Β | 18 |
Β | Section 6.2 | Β | Accounting and Fiscal Year | Β | 18 |
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Article VII | UNIT TRANSFERS, Encumbrance, AND member WITHDRAWALS | Β | 19 | ||
Β | Section 7.1 | Β | Transfer Generally Prohibited | Β | 19 |
Β | Section 7.2 | Β | Conditions Generally Applicable to All Transfers | Β | 19 |
Β | Section 7.3 | Β | Substituted Members | Β | 20 |
Β | Section 7.4 | Β | Drag-Along Rights | Β | 21 |
Β | Section 7.5 | Β | Company Right to Call Units | Β | 22 |
Β | Section 7.6 | Β | Withdrawal | Β | 22 |
Β | Section 7.7 | Β | Restrictions on Termination Transactions | Β | 23 |
Β | Section 7.8 | Β | Incapacity | Β | 23 |
Β | Section 7.9 | Β | Legend | Β | 24 |
Β | Section 7.10 | Β | Encumbrance | Β | 24 |
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Article VIII | ADMISSION OF ADDITIONAL MEMBERS | Β | 24 | ||
Β | Section 8.1 | Β | Admission of Additional Members | Β | 24 |
Β | Section 8.2 | Β | Limit on Number of Members | Β | 25 |
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Article IX | DISSOLUTION, LIQUIDATION AND TERMINATION | Β | 25 | ||
Β | Section 9.1 | Β | Dissolution Generally | Β | 25 |
Β | Section 9.2 | Β | Events Causing Dissolution | Β | 25 |
Β | Section 9.3 | Β | Distribution upon Dissolution | Β | 26 |
Β | Section 9.4 | Β | Rights of Members | Β | 27 |
Β | Section 9.5 | Β | Termination | Β | 27 |
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Article X | PROCEDURES FOR ACTIONS AND CONSENTS OF MEMBERS; MEETINGS | Β | 27 | ||
Β | Section 10.1 | Β | Actions and Consents of Members | Β | 27 |
Β | Section 10.2 | Β | Procedures for Meetings and Actions of the Members | Β | 27 |
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Article XI | EXCHANGE RIGHTS | Β | 29 | ||
Β | Section 11.1 | Β | Elective and Mandatory Exchanges | Β | 29 |
Β | Section 11.2 | Β | Additional Terms Applying to Exchanges | Β | 30 |
Β | Section 11.3 | Β | Exchange Consideration; Settlement | Β | 31 |
Β | Section 11.4 | Β | Adjustment | Β | 32 |
Β | Section 11.5 | Β | Class A Common Stock to Be Issued in Connection with an Exchange | Β | 32 |
Β | Section 11.6 | Β | Withholding | Β | 33 |
Β | Section 11.7 | Β | Tax Treatment | Β | 33 |
Β | Section 11.8 | Β | Contribution by the Managing Member | Β | 33 |
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Article XII | MISCELLANEOUS | Β | 33 | ||
Β | Section 12.1 | Β | Conclusive Nature of Determinations | Β | 33 |
Β | Section 12.2 | Β | Company Counsel | Β | 33 |
Β | Section 12.3 | Β | Appointment of Managing Member as Attorney-in-Fact | Β | 34 |
Β | Section 12.4 | Β | Entire Agreement | Β | 35 |
Β | Section 12.5 | Β | Further Assurances | Β | 35 |
Β | Section 12.6 | Β | Notices | Β | 35 |
Β | Section 12.7 | Β | Governing Law | Β | 36 |
Β | Section 12.8 | Β | Jurisdiction and Venue | Β | 36 |
Β | Section 12.9 | Β | Equitable Remedies | Β | 36 |
Β | Section 12.10 | Β | Construction | Β | 37 |
Β | Section 12.11 | Β | Counterparts | Β | 37 |
Β | Section 12.12 | Β | Third-Party Beneficiaries | Β | 37 |
Β | Section 12.13 | Β | Binding Effect | Β | 37 |
Β | Section 12.14 | Β | Severability | Β | 37 |
Β | Section 12.15 | Β | Survival | Β | 37 |
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Article XIII | DEFINED TERMS | Β | 37 | ||
Β | Section 13.1 | Β | Definitions | Β | 37 |
Β | Section 13.2 | Β | Interpretation | Β | 46 |
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Β | Schedule 1 (Member Roll) | Β | Β | ||
Β | Schedule 2.1(d)(ii) (Incentive Units) | Β | Β |
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EIGHTH AMENDED AND RESTATED
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT
OF RUBICON TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS, LLC
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THIS EIGHTH AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT (this βAgreementβ) of RUBICON TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the βCompanyβ), dated as of August 15, 2022, is entered into by and among the Persons listed on Schedule 1 and Rubicon Technologies, Inc. (the βManaging Memberβ).
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WHEREAS, the Companyβs current operating agreement is the Seventh Amended and Restated Operating Agreement, dated April 27, 2018, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Seventh Amended and Restated Operating Agreement, dated July 2, 2019, as further amended by that certain Second Amendment to Seventh Amended and Restated Operating Agreement, dated August 17, 2021, and as further amended by that Third Amendment to Seventh Amended and Restated Operating Agreement, dated August 15, 2022 (the βSeventh Amended and Restated Operating Agreementβ);
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WHEREAS, in connection with the Merger (as defined in this Agreement), the Members of the Company desire to amend and restate the Seventh Amended and Restated Operating Agreement in its entirety by this Eighth Amended and Restated Operating Agreement (the βEighth Amended and Restated Operating Agreementβ), with this Eighth Amended and Restated Operating Agreement superseding and replacing the Seventh Amended and Restated Operating Agreement in its entirety; and
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WHEREAS, immediately upon the effectiveness of this Agreement and without any action required on part of the Company or any Member, the Recapitalization (as defined in this Agreement) occurs.
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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Agreement, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:
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Article I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
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Section 1.1 Formation and Continuation. The Company is a limited liability company previously formed and continued pursuant to the provisions of the Act and upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement to the contrary, the rights and obligations of the Members and the administration and termination of the Company shall be governed by the Act. The Certificate of Formation and all actions taken or to be taken by any person who executed and filed or who executes and files, after the date of this Agreement, the Certificate of Formation or any amendment thereto are hereby adopted and ratified, or authorized, as the case may be.
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Section 1.2 Name. The name of the Company is βRubicon Technologies Holdings, LLC.β The Company may also conduct business at the same time under one or more fictitious names if the Managing Member determines that such is in the best interests of the Company. The Company may change its name, from time to time, in accordance with Law.
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Section 1.3 Principal Place of Business; Other Places of Business. The principal business office of the Company is located at 000 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxxxx, XX 00000, or such other place within or outside the State of Delaware as the Managing Member may from time to time designate. The Company may maintain offices and places of business at such other place or places within or outside the State of Delaware as the Managing Member deems advisable.
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Section 1.4 Designated Agent for Service of Process. So long as required by the Act, the Company shall continuously maintain a registered office and a designated and duly qualified agent for service of process on the Company in the State of Delaware. The address of the registered office of the Company in the State of Delaware shall be as set forth in the Certificate of Formation. The Companyβs registered agent for service of process at such address shall also be as set forth in the Certificate of Formation.
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Section 1.5 Term. The term of the Company commenced at the time the Certificate of Formation of the Company was filed with the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and shall continue until the Company is dissolved in accordance with the Act or this Agreement. Notwithstanding the dissolution of the Company, the existence of the Company shall continue until its termination pursuant to this Agreement or as otherwise provided in the Act.
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Section 1.6 No State Law Partnership. The Members intend that the Company shall not be a partnership (including a limited partnership) or joint venture, and that no Member shall be an agent, partner or joint venturer of any other Member, for any purposes other than for U.S. federal, state, and local tax purposes, and this Agreement shall not be construed to suggest otherwise. Each Member hereby acknowledges and agrees that, except as expressly provided herein, in performing its obligations or exercising its rights under this Agreement, it is acting independently and is not acting in concert with, on behalf of, as agent for, or as joint venturer of, any other Member. Other than in respect of the Company, nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as creating a corporation, association, joint stock company, business trust, or organized group of Persons, whether incorporated or not, among or involving any Member or its Affiliates, and nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as creating or requiring any continuing relationship or commitment as between such parties other than as specifically set forth in this Agreement.
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Section 1.7 Business Purpose. The Company may carry on any Lawful business, purpose or activity in which a limited liability company may be engaged under Law.
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Section 1.8 Powers. Subject to the limitations set forth in this Agreement, the Company will possess and may exercise all of the powers and privileges granted to it by the Act, any other Law, or this Agreement, together with all powers incidental thereto, so far as such powers are necessary or convenient to the conduct, promotion or attainment of the purposes of the Company set forth in βSection 1.7.
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Section 1.9 Certificates; Filings. The Certificate of Formation was previously filed on behalf of the Company in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as required by the Act. The Managing Member may execute and file any duly authorized amendments to the Certificate of Formation from time to time in a form prescribed by the Act. The Managing Member shall also cause to be made, on behalf of the Company, such additional filings and recordings as the Managing Member shall deem necessary or advisable. If requested by the Managing Member, the Members shall promptly execute all certificates and other documents consistent with the terms of this Agreement necessary for the Managing Member to accomplish all filing, recording, publishing, and other acts as may be appropriate to comply with all requirements for (a) the formation and operation of a limited liability company under the Laws of the State of Delaware, (b) if the Managing Member deems it advisable, the operation of the Company as a limited liability company, in all jurisdictions in which the Company proposes to operate, and (c) all other filings required (or determined by the Managing Member to be necessary or appropriate) to be made by the Company.
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Section 1.10 Representations and Warranties by the Members.
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(a) Individual-Member-Specific Representations. Each Member that is an individual (including each Additional Member or Substituted Member as a condition to becoming an Additional Member or a Substituted Member) represents and warrants to, and covenants with, each other Member that (i)Β the execution of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be performed by such Member will not result in a breach or violation of, or a default under, any material agreement by which such Member or any of such Memberβs property is bound, or any statute, regulation, order or other Law to which such Member is subject and (ii) this Agreement is binding upon, and enforceable against, such Member in accordance with its terms, except (A) to the extent that enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other Laws affecting the enforcement of creditorsβ rights generally and (B) that the availability of equitable remedies, including specific performance, is subject to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding thereof may be brought.
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(b) Non-Individual-Member-Specific Representations. Each Member that is not an individual (including each Additional Member or Substituted Member as a condition to becoming an Additional Member or a Substituted Member) represents and warrants to, and covenants with, each other Member that (i)Β the execution of this Agreement and all transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be performed by it have been duly authorized by all necessary action, including that of its general partner(s), managing member(s), committee(s), trustee(s), beneficiaries, directors and/or stockholder(s) (as the case may be) as required, (ii) the execution of this Agreement and consummation of such transactions will not result in a breach or violation of, or a default under, its partnership or operating agreement, trust agreement, charter or bylaws (as the case may be), any material agreement by which such Member or any of such Memberβs properties or any of its partners, members, beneficiaries, trustees or stockholders (as the case may be) is or are bound, or any statute, regulation, order or other Law to which such Member or any of its partners, members, trustees, beneficiaries or stockholders (as the case may be) is or are subject, and (iii) this Agreement is binding upon, and enforceable against, such Member in accordance with its terms, except (A) to the extent that enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other Laws affecting the enforcement of creditorsβ rights generally and (B) that the availability of equitable remedies, including specific performance, is subject to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding thereof may be brought.
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(c) Securities Laws. Each Member (including each Additional Member or Substituted Member as a condition to becoming an Additional Member or Substituted Member) represents, warrants, and agrees that it has acquired and continues to hold its interest in the Company for its own account for investment purposes only and not for the purpose of, or with a view toward, the resale or distribution of all or any part thereof, and not with a view toward selling or otherwise distributing such interest or any part thereof at any particular time or under any predetermined circumstances. Each Member further represents and warrants that it is a sophisticated investor, able and accustomed to handling sophisticated financial matters for itself, and that it has a sufficiently high net worth that it does not anticipate a need for the funds that it has invested in the Company in what it understands to be a speculative and illiquid investment.
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(d) Survival of Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties contained in SectionsΒ β1.10(a), β1.10(b), and β1.10(c) shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement by each Member (and, in the case of an Additional Member or a Substituted Member, the admission of such Additional Member or Substituted Member as a Member in the Company), and the dissolution, liquidation, and termination of the Company.
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(e) No Representations as to Performance. Each Member (including each Additional Member or Substituted Member as a condition to becoming an Additional Member or Substituted Member) hereby acknowledges that no representations as to potential profit, cash flows, funds from operations or yield, if any, in respect of the Company or the Managing Member have been made by the Company or any Member or any employee or representative or Affiliate of the Company or any Member, and that projections and any other information, including financial and descriptive information and documentation, that may have been in any manner submitted to such Member shall not constitute any representation or warranty of any kind or nature, express or implied.
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(f) Modification of Representations and Warranties. The Managing Member may permit the modification of any of the representations and warranties contained in SectionsΒ β1.10(a), β1.10(b), and β1.10(c), as applicable, to any Member (including any Additional Member or Substituted Member or any transferee of either); provided, that such representations and warranties, as modified, shall be set forth in either (i) a Unit Designation applicable to the Units held by such Member or (ii) a separate writing addressed to the Company.
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Article II
UNITS; CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS
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Section 2.1 Units.
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(a) Generally. The interests of the Members in the Company are divided into, and represented by, the Units, each having the rights and obligations specified in this Agreement.
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(b) Classes. The Units are initially divided into:
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(i) βClass A Units,β which are issuable solely to the Managing Member and such other persons as the Managing Member shall determine;
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(ii) βClass B Units,β which are issuable to the Members as set forth on the Register and as otherwise provided in this Agreement; and
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(iii) Other Classes of Units. The Company may issue additional Units or create additional classes, series, subclasses, or sub-series of Units in accordance with this Agreement.
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(c) [Reserved].
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(d) Recapitalization. Immediately upon the execution of this Agreement and without any action required on part of the Company or any Member:
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(i) The Series A Units, Series B Units, Series C Units, Series D Units, Series E Units, and Common Units (each as defined in the Seventh Amended and Restated Operating Agreement) of the Company issued and outstanding immediately before the effective time of this Agreement shall be recapitalized into Class B Units of the Company in the amount set forth opposite the name of the Member on the Register; and
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(ii) The Incentive Units (as defined in the Seventh Amended and Restated Operating Agreement) of the Company issued and outstanding immediately before the effective time of this Agreement and set forth on Schedule 2.1(d)(ii) shall be recapitalized into Class B Units of the Company in the amount set forth opposite the name of the Member on the Register (the recapitalizations described in clauses (i) and (ii), together, the βRecapitalizationβ).
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Section 2.2 Capital Contributions of the Members; No Deficit Restoration Obligation.
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(a) Capital Contributions. The Members made, shall be treated as having made, or have agreed to make, Capital Contributions to the Company and were issued the Units indicated on the Register. Except as provided by Law or in this Agreement, the Members shall have no obligation or, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or with the prior written consent of the Managing Member, right to make any other Capital Contributions or any loans to the Company.
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(b) No Deficit Restoration Obligation. No Member shall have an obligation to make any contribution to the capital of the Company as the result of a deficit balance in its Capital Account, and any such deficit shall not be considered a Debt owed to the Company or to any other Person for any purpose whatsoever.
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Section 2.3 No Interest; No Return. No Member shall be entitled to interest on its Capital Contribution or on such Memberβs Capital Account balance. Except as provided by this Agreement, any Unit Designation, or by Law, no Member shall have any right to demand or receive a withdrawal or the return of its Capital Contribution from the Company. Except to the extent provided in this Agreement or in any Unit Designation, no Member shall have priority over any other Member as to distributions or the return of Capital Contributions.
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Section 2.4 Issuances of Additional Units. Subject to the rights of any Member set forth in a Unit Designation:
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(a) General. The Company may issue additional Units for any Company purpose at any time or from time to time to the Members (including, subject to Section 2.4(b), the Managing Member) or any other Person and may admit any such Person as an Additional Member for such consideration and on such terms and conditions as shall be established by the Company. Any additional Units may be issued in one or more classes or one or more series of any of such classes with such designations, preferences, conversion or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, rights to distributions, qualifications and terms and conditions of redemption (including rights that may be senior or otherwise entitled to preference over existing Units) as shall be determined by the Company (each, a βUnit Designationβ). Upon the issuance of any additional Unit, the Managing Member shall amend the Register and the books and records of the Company as appropriate to reflect such issuance. Except to the extent specifically set forth in any Unit Designation, a Unit of any class or series other than a Common Unit shall not entitle the holder thereof to vote on, or consent to, any matter.
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(b) Issuances to the Managing Member. No additional Units shall be issued to the Managing Member unless at least one of the following conditions is satisfied:
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(i) The additional Units are issued to all Members holding Common Units in proportion to their respective Percentage Interests in the Common Units;
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(ii) The additional Units are (x) Class A Units issued in connection with an issuance of Class A Common Stock or issued with appropriate adjustments to the Exchange Rate in accordance with βSection 11.4, or (y) Equivalent Units (other than Common Units) issued in connection with an issuance of Preferred Stock, New Securities, or other interests in the Managing Member (other than Common Stock), and, in each case, the Managing Member contributes to the Company the net proceeds received in connection with the issuance of such Class A Common Stock, Preferred Stock, New Securities, or other interests in the Managing Member;
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(iii) The additional Units are Class A Units issued in connection with an issuance of Class A Common Stock in accordance with the Incentive Compensation Plans of the Managing Member to an employee of the Company or its Subsidiaries;
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(iv) The additional Units are issued as Earnout Shares in accordance with the Merger Agreement;
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(v) There is a recapitalization of the Capital Stock of the Managing Member, including any stock split, stock dividend, reclassification or similar transaction;
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(vi) The additional Units are issued upon the conversion, redemption or exchange of Debt, Units or other securities issued by the Company and held by the Managing Member; or
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(vii) The additional Units are issued in accordance with the express terms of the other provisions of this βArticle II (other than βSection 2.4(a)).
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(c) Issuances of Class B Units. No additional Class B Units shall be issued except (1) in the event of a recapitalization of the Capital Stock of the Managing Member, including any stock split, stock dividend, reclassification or similar transaction or (2) as Earnout Shares in accordance with the Merger Agreement.
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(d) No Preemptive Rights. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement or in any Unit Designation, no Person shall have any preemptive, preferential, participation or similar right or rights to subscribe for or acquire any Unit.
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Section 2.5 Additional Funds and Additional Capital ContributionsΒ
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(a) General. The Company may, at any time and from time to time, determine that it requires additional funds (βAdditional Fundsβ) for the acquisition or development of additional Assets, for the redemption of Units, or for such other purposes as the Company may determine. Additional Funds may be obtained by the Company in any manner provided in, and in accordance with, the terms of this ββSection 2.5 without the approval of any Member or any other Person.
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(b) Additional Capital Contributions. The Company may obtain any Additional Funds by accepting Capital Contributions from any Members or other Persons. In connection with any such Capital Contribution, the Company is hereby authorized from time to time to issue additional Units (as set forth in βSection 2.4) in consideration for such Capital Contribution.
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(c) Loans by Third Parties. The Company may obtain any Additional Funds by incurring Debt payable to any Person upon such terms as the Company determines appropriate, including making such Debt convertible, redeemable, or exchangeable for Units; provided, however, that the Company shall not incur any such Debt if any Member would be personally liable for the repayment of all or any portion of such Debt unless that Member otherwise agrees in writing.
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(d) Issuance of Securities by the Managing Member.
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Unless otherwise agreed to by the Members, after the completion of the SPAC Transaction, except in the case of a Liquidity Offering for purposes of a Cash Settlement, the Managing Member shall not issue any additional Capital Stock or New Securities unless (1) such Capital Stock or New Securities are issued in accordance with the Incentive Compensation Plan of the Managing Member to an employee of the Company or its Subsidiaries, or (2) the Managing Member contributes the net proceeds received from the issuance of such additional Capital Stock or New Securities (as the case may be) and from the exercise of the rights contained in any such additional Capital Stock or New Securities to the Company in exchange for (i) in the case of an issuance of Class A Common Stock, Class A Units, (ii) in the case of an issuance of Class V Common Stock, Class B Units, or (iii) in the case of an issuance of Preferred Stock or New Securities, Equivalent Units. If at any time any Preferred Stock or New Securities are issued that are convertible into or exercisable for Class A Common Stock or another security of the Managing Member, then upon any such conversion or exercise, the corresponding Equivalent Unit shall be similarly converted or exercised, as applicable, and an equivalent number of Class A Units or other Equivalent Units shall be issued to the Managing Member. It is the intent of the parties that the Managing Member will always maintain a one-to-one ratio of Units to its outstanding Capital Stock (other than Class V Common Stock), except as provided pursuant to βSection 11.4, and the parties hereby acknowledge that the Managing Member may undertake all actions, subject to applicable Law and the terms of any such outstanding Capital Stock, in order to maintain such ratio.
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(e) Reimbursement of Issuance Expenses. If the Managing Member issues additional Capital Stock or New Securities and contributes the net proceeds (after deduction of any underwritersβ discounts and commissions) received from such issuance to the Company pursuant to Section 2.5(d), the Company shall reimburse or assume (on an after-tax basis) the Managing Memberβs expenses associated with such issuance.
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(f) Repurchase or Redemption of Capital Stock. If any shares of Capital Stock, or New Securities are repurchased, redeemed or otherwise retired (whether by exercise of a put or call, automatically or by means of another arrangement) by the Managing Member, then the Managing Member shall cause the Company, immediately before such repurchase, redemption or retirement of such Capital Stock or New Securities, to redeem, repurchase or otherwise retire a corresponding number of Class A Units, Class B Units, or Equivalent Units held by the Managing Member, upon the same terms and for the same consideration as the Capital Stock or New Securities to be repurchased, redeemed, or retired.
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Article III
DISTRIBUTIONS
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Section 3.1 Distributions Generally.
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Except as otherwise provided in this βArticle III and subject to the terms of any Unit Designation, the Company shall distribute an amount of Available Cash if, when, and as determined by the Managing Member to the Members pro rata in accordance with their Units.
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Section 3.2 Tax Distributions.
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(a) Generally. If the amount distributed to a Designated Member pursuant to βSection 3.1 in respect of a Fiscal Year is less than that Memberβs Assumed Tax Liability, the Company shall distribute an amount of Available Cash to the Members such that the Designated Member with the highest Assumed Tax Liability receives distributions of Available Cash in respect of each Fiscal Year in an amount at least equal to such Memberβs Assumed Tax Liability for such Fiscal Year (each such distribution, a βTax Distributionβ). Any Tax Distribution made to a Member shall be treated as an advance against, and shall reduce, future amounts otherwise distributable to such Member under βSection 3.1 or βSection 9.3(a). Except as provided in βSection 3.2(d) and subject to any Unit Designation, all Tax Distributions shall be made to the Members pro rata in accordance with their Units.
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(b) Calculation of Assumed Tax Liability. For purposes of calculating the amount of each Memberβs Tax Distributions under βSection 3.2(a), a Designated Memberβs βAssumed Tax Liabilityβ means an amount equal to the product of:
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The calculation required by this βSection 3.2(b) shall be made by (i) taking into account (x) the character of the income or gain and (y) any limitations on the use of deductions or credits allocable with respect to the Fiscal Year and (ii) disregarding the effect of any special basis adjustments under Code section 743(b). In addition, the Company shall increase a Designated Memberβs Assumed Tax Liability to the extent the Company reasonably determines is necessary or appropriate as a result of any differences between U.S. federal income tax law and the tax laws of other jurisdictions in which the Company has a taxable presence. The Company shall calculate the amount of any increase described in the preceding sentence by applying the principles of Section 3.2(b)(i) and (ii)replacing the words βU.S. federalβ with a reference to the applicable jurisdiction.
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(c) Timing of Tax Distributions. If reasonably practicable, the Company shall make distributions of the estimated Tax Distributions in respect of a Fiscal Year on a quarterly basis to facilitate the payment of quarterly estimated income taxes, taking into account amounts previously distributed by reason of this βSection 3.2. Not later than sixty (60) Business Days after the end of the Fiscal Year, the Company shall make a final Tax Distribution in an amount sufficient to fulfill the Companyβs obligations under βSection 3.2(a).
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(d) Impact of Insufficient Available Cash. If the amount of Tax Distributions to be made exceeds the amount of the Available Cash, the Tax Distribution for each Member that would otherwise be made under Section 3.2(a) and Section 3.2 (b) shall be reduced in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3.2(d) (the amount of the reduction in each Memberβs share, the βTax Distribution Shortfall Amountβ), and Available Cash shall be distributed in the following order of priority:
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(i) First, to the Managing Member in an amount equal to the full amount of its Tax Distribution, but calculated by substituting the words βa corporation doing businessβ for βan individual residentβ in the definition of βAssumed Tax Rateβ;
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(ii) Second, to the Members other than the Managing Member pro rata in accordance with their Units in an amount such that the Designated Member with the highest Assumed Tax Liability has received distributions pursuant to this βSection 3.2(d)(ii) that is not less than their Assumed Tax Liability (calculated by substituting the words βa corporation doing businessβ for βan individual residentβ in the definition of βAssumed Tax Rateβ); and
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(iii) Third, to the Members (including the Managing Member) pro rata in accordance with their Units until each Member has received the full amount of its Tax Distribution calculated in accordance with βSection 3.2(b).
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Any Tax Distribution Shortfall Amounts will be carried forward to subsequent Fiscal Years and will be distributed when and to the extent that the Company has sufficient Available Cash. The distribution of any Tax Distribution Shortfall Amounts to a Member shall for all purposes of this Agreement be a Tax Distribution and shall be treated as an advance against, and shall reduce, future amounts otherwise distributable to such Member under βSection 3.1 or βSection 9.3(a).
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(e) No Tax Distributions on Liquidation. No Tax Distributions shall be made (i) in connection with the liquidation of the Company or a Memberβs Units in the Company or (ii) solely by reason of any income or gain arising as a result of any Exchange, redemption, or Transfer of a Memberβs Units in the Company.
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Section 3.3 Distributions in Kind. No Member may demand to receive property other than cash as provided in this Agreement. The Company may make a distribution in kind of Assets to the Members, and if a distribution is made both in cash and in kind, such distribution shall be made so that, to the fullest extent practical, the percentage of the cash and any other Assets distributed to each Member entitled to such distribution is identical.
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Section 3.4 Distributions to Reflect Additional Units. If the Company issues additional Units pursuant to the provisions of βArticle II, subject to the provisions of any Unit Designation, the Managing Member is authorized to make such revisions to this βArticle III and to βAnnex C as it determines are reasonably necessary or desirable to reflect the issuance of such additional Units, including making preferential distributions to certain classes of Units.
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Section 3.5 Other Distribution Rules.
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(a) Transfers. From and after the Transfer of a Unit, for purposes of determining the rights to distributions (including Tax Distributions) under this Agreement, distributions (including Tax Distributions) made to the transferor Member, along with any withholding or deduction in respect of any such distribution, shall be treated as having been made to the transferee unless otherwise determined by the Company.
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(b) Record Date for Distributions. The Company may designate a Record Date for purposes of calculating and giving effect to distributions. All distributions shall be made to the holders of record as of the applicable Record Date.
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(c) Over-Distributions. If the amount of any distribution to a Member under the Agreement exceeds the amount to which the Member in entitled (e.g., by reason of an accounting error), the Member shall, upon written notice of the over-distribution delivered to the Member within one year of the over-distribution, promptly return the amount of such over-distribution to the Company.
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(d) Reimbursements of Preformation Capital Expenditures. To the extent a distribution (or deemed distribution resulting from a reduction in a Memberβs share of Company liabilities for federal tax purposes) otherwise would be treated as proceeds in a sale under Code section 707(a)(2)(B), the Members intend such actual or deemed distribution to reimburse preformation capital expenditures under Treas. Reg. Β§ 1.707-4(d) to the maximum extent permitted by Law.
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(e) Limitation on Distributions. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall not make a distribution to any Member to the extent such distribution would violate the Act or other Law or would result in the Company or any of its Subsidiaries being in default under any material agreement.
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Article IV
Management and OPERATIONS
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Section 4.1 Management.
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(a) Authority of Managing Member.
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(i) Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Managing Member shall have full, exclusive, and complete discretion to manage and control the business and affairs of the Company, to make all decisions affecting the business and affairs of the Company and to do or cause to be done any and all acts, at the expense of the Company, as the Managing Member deems necessary or appropriate to accomplish the purposes and direct the affairs of the Company. Without limiting the generality of the preceding sentence and subject to Section 4.1, the Managing Member may cause the Company, without the consent or approval of any other Member, to enter into any of the following in one or a series of related transactions: (i) any merger, (ii) any acquisition, (iii) any consolidation, (iv) any sale, lease or other transfer or conveyance of Assets, (v) any recapitalization or reorganization of outstanding securities, (vi) any merger, sale, lease, spin-off, exchange, transfer or other disposition of a Subsidiary, division or other business, (vii) any issuance of Debt or equity securities (subject to any limitations expressly provided for in this Agreement), or (viii) any incurrence of Debt.
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(ii) The Managing Member shall have the exclusive power and authority to bind the Company and shall be an agent of the Companyβs business. The actions of the Managing Member taken in such capacity and in accordance with this Agreement shall bind the Company. Except to the extent expressly delegated in writing by the Managing Member, no Member or Person other than the Managing Member shall be an agent for the Company or have any right, power or authority to transact any business in the name of the Company or act for or on behalf of or to bind the Company.
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(iii) Subject to the rights of any Member set forth in βSection 4.1(f), any determinations to be made by the Company pursuant to this Agreement shall be made by the Managing Member, and such determinations shall be final, conclusive and binding upon the Company and every Member.
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(iv) The Managing Member shall at all times be a Member of the Company and may not be removed by the Members, with or without cause, except with the consent of the Managing Member. Subject to the rights of any Member set forth in βSection 4.1(f), any determinations to be made by the Company pursuant to this Agreement shall be made by the Managing Member, and such determinations shall be final, conclusive and binding upon the Company and every Member.
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(b) Appointment of Officers. The Managing Member may, from time to time, appoint such officers and establish such management and/or advisory boards or committees of the Company as the Managing Member deems necessary or advisable, each of which shall have such powers, authority, and responsibilities as are delegated in writing by the Managing Member from time to time. Each such officer and/or board or committee member shall serve at the pleasure of the Managing Member. The initial Officers of the Company are set forth on βAnnex D attached to this Agreement.
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(c) No Participation by Members Other than Managing Member. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or required by any non-waivable provision of the Act or other Law and subject to Section 4.1, no Member (acting in such capacity) other than the Managing Member shall (x) have any right to vote on or consent to any other matter, act, decision or document involving the Company or its business or any other matter, or (y) take part in the day-to-day management, or the operation or control, of the business and affairs of the Company.
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(d) Bankruptcy. Only the Managing Member may commence a voluntary case on behalf of, or an involuntary case against, the Company under a chapter of Title 11 U.S.C. by the filing of a βpetitionβ (as defined in 11 U.S.C. 101(42)) with the United States Bankruptcy Court. Any such petition filed by any other Member, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, shall be deemed an unauthorized and bad faith filing, and all parties to this Agreement shall use their best efforts to cause such petition to be dismissed.
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(e) Amendment of Agreement. All amendments to this Agreement must be approved by the Managing Member. Subject to the rights of any Member set forth in a Unit Designation and βSection 4.1(f) and βSection 4.1(g), the Managing Member shall have the power, without the consent or approval of any Member, to amend this Agreement as may be required to facilitate or implement any of the following purposes:
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(i) To add to the obligations of the Managing Member or surrender any right or power granted to the Managing Member or any Affiliate of the Managing Member for the benefit of the Members;
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(ii) To reflect a change that is of an inconsequential nature or does not adversely affect the Members in any material respect, or to cure any ambiguity, correct or supplement any provision in this Agreement not inconsistent with Law or with other provisions, or make other changes with respect to matters arising under this Agreement that will not be inconsistent with Law or with the provisions of this Agreement;
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(iii) To satisfy any requirements, conditions, or guidelines contained in any order, directive, opinion, ruling or regulation of a federal or state agency, or in federal or state Law;
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(iv) To reflect the admission, substitution, or withdrawal of Members, the Transfer of any Units, the issuance of additional Units, or the termination of the Company in accordance with this Agreement, and to amend the Register in connection with such admission, substitution, withdrawal, or Transfer;
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(v) To set forth or amend the designations, preferences, conversion or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to distributions, qualifications or terms or conditions of redemption of any additional Units issued pursuant to βArticle II;
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(vi) If the Company is the Surviving Company in any Termination Transaction, to modify βSection 11.1 or any related definitions to provide the holders of interests in the Surviving Company rights that are consistent with βSection 7.7(b)(iii); and
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(vii) To reflect any other modification to this Agreement as is reasonably necessary or appropriate for the business or operations of the Company or the Managing Member and that does not violate a Unit Designation, ββSection 4.1(f), or βSection 4.1(g).
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(f) Certain Amendments and Actions Requiring Member Consent.
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(i) Notwithstanding anything in Section 4.1(e) or Article X to the contrary, this Agreement shall not be amended, and no action may be taken by the Managing Member or the Company without the consent of any Member holding Common Units that would be adversely affected by such amendment or action. Without limiting the generality of the preceding sentence, for purposes of this βSection 4.1(f)(i), the Members holding Common Units will be deemed to be adversely affected by an amendment or action that would (A) adversely alter the rights of any Member to receive the distributions to which such Member is entitled pursuant to βArticle III or βSection 9.3(a)(iii), (B) convert the Company into a corporation or cause the Company to be classified as a corporation for federal income tax purposes (other than in connection with a Termination Transaction), or (C) amend this βSection 4.1(f)(i). Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding two sentences of this βSection 4.1(f)(i), but subject to βSection 4.1(f)(ii), the consent of any Member holding Common Units that would be adversely affected by an amendment or action shall not be required for any such amendment or action that affects all Members holding the same class or series of Units on a uniform or pro rata basis if such amendment or action is approved by a Majority-in-Interest of the Members of such class or series. If some, but not all, of the Members consent to such an amendment or action, the Company may, in its discretion, make such amendment or action effective only as to the Members that consented to it, to the extent it is practicable to do so.
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(ii) This Agreement shall not be amended, and no action may be taken by the Managing Member without the consent of any Member holding Common Units that would be adversely affected by such amendment or action if such amendment or action would (A) modify the limited liability of a Member or increase the obligation of a Member to make a Capital Contribution to the Company or (B) amend this βSection 4.1(f)(ii).
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(g) Implementation of Amendments. Upon obtaining any Consent required under this Section 4.1 or otherwise required by this Agreement, and without further action or execution by any other Person, including any Member, (i) any amendment to this Agreement may be implemented and reflected in a writing executed solely by the Managing Member, and (ii) the Members shall be deemed a party to and bound by that amendment of this Agreement.
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Section 4.2 Tax Actions. All tax-related action, decision, or determination (or failure to take an available tax-related action, decision, or determination) by or with respect to the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company not expressly reserved for the Members shall be made, taken, or determined by the Managing Member.
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Section 4.3 Compensation and Reimbursement of Managing Member.
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(a) General. The Managing Member shall not receive any fees from the Company for its services in administering the Company, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement.
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(b) Reimbursement of Managing Member. The Company shall be liable for, and shall reimburse the Managing Member on an after-tax basis at such intervals as the Managing Member may determine, all:
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(i) overhead, administrative expenses, insurance and reasonable legal, accounting and other professional fees and expenses of the Managing Member;
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(ii) expenses of the Managing Member incidental to being a public reporting company;
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(iii) reasonable fees and expenses related to the SPAC Transactions or any subsequent public offering of equity securities of the Managing Member (without duplicating any provisions of βSection 2.5(e)) or private placement of equity securities of the Managing Member (including any reasonable fees and expenses related to the registration for resale of any such securities), whether or not consummated;
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(iv) franchise and similar taxes of the Managing Member, Pre-Closing Taxes, and other fees and expenses in connection with the maintenance of the existence of the Managing Member;
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(v) customary compensation and benefits payable by the Managing Member, and indemnities provided by the Managing Member on behalf of, the officers, directors, and employees of the Managing Member; and
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(vi) reasonable expenses paid by Managing Member on behalf of the Company; provided, however, that the amount of any reimbursement shall be reduced by any interest earned by the Managing Member with respect to bank accounts or other instruments or accounts held by it on behalf of the Company as permitted pursuant to βSection 4.4. Such reimbursements shall be in addition to any reimbursement of the Managing Member as a result of indemnification pursuant to βSection 4.7.
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Section 4.4 Outside Activities.
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(a) Limitation on Outside Activities of Managing Member. The Managing Member shall not directly or indirectly enter into or conduct any business, other than in connection with (i) the ownership, acquisition, and disposition of Units, (ii) maintaining its legal existence (including the ability to incur and pay, as applicable, fees, costs, expenses and taxes relating to that maintenance), (iii) the management of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, (iv) its operation as a reporting company with a class (or classes) of securities registered under the Exchange Act, (v) the offering, sale, syndication, private placement, or public offering of stock, bonds, securities, or other interests of the Managing Member, (vi) the financing or refinancing of any type related to the Company or its Assets or activities, (vii) receiving and paying dividends and distributions or making contributions to the capital of its Subsidiaries, (viii) filing tax reports and tax returns and paying taxes and other customary obligations in the ordinary course (and contesting any taxes), (ix) participating in tax, accounting, and other administrative matters with respect to its Subsidiaries and providing administrative and advisory services (including treasury and insurance services, including maintaining directorsβ and officersβ insurance on its behalf and on behalf of its Subsidiaries) to its Subsidiaries, (x) holding any cash or property (but not operating any property), (xi) indemnifying officers, directors, members of management, managers, employees, consultants, or independent contractors of the Managing Member, the Company or their respective Subsidiaries, (xii) entering into any Termination Transaction or similar transaction in accordance with this Agreement, (xiii) preparing reports to governmental authorities and to its shareholders, (xiv) holding director and shareholder meetings, preparing organizational records, and other organizational activities required to maintain its separate organizational structure, (xv) complying with applicable Law, (xvi) engaging in activities relating to any management equity plan, stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan of the Managing Member, the Company or their respective Subsidiaries, and (xvii) engaging in activities that are incidental to clauses (i) through (xvi). The provisions of this βSection 4.4 shall restrict only the Managing Member and its Subsidiaries (other than the Company and its Subsidiaries) and shall not restrict the other Members or any Affiliate of the other Members (other than the Managing Member).
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(b) Outside Activities of Members.
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(i) Subject to (w) Article XIII of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Managing Member, (x) any agreements entered into pursuant to βSection 4.5 and (y) any other agreements (including any employment agreement) entered into by a Member or any of its Affiliates with the Managing Member, the Company or a Subsidiary, any Member (but, with respect to the Managing Member, subject to Section 4.4(a)), or any officer, director, employee, agent, trustee, Affiliate, member or stockholder of any Member shall be entitled to and may have business interests and engage in business activities in addition to those relating to the Company, including business interests and activities that are in direct or indirect competition with the Company or that are enhanced by the activities of the Company.
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(ii) None of the Members, the Company or any other Person shall have any rights by virtue of this Agreement or the relationship established hereby in any business ventures of any other Member or Person. Subject to any other agreements entered into by a Member or its Affiliates with the Managing Member, the Company or a Subsidiary, no Member (other than the Managing Member) or any such other Person shall have any obligation pursuant to this Agreement to offer any interest in any such business ventures to the Company, any Member, or any such other Person.
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Section 4.5 Transactions with Affiliates. Subject to the provisions of Section 4.1(f) and βSection 4.4, the Company may enter into any transaction or arrangement with the Managing Member or Subsidiaries of the Company or other Persons in which the Company has an equity investment on terms and conditions determined by the Managing Member. Without limiting the foregoing, but subject to βSection 4.4, (a) the Company may (i) lend funds to, or borrow funds from, the Managing Member or to Subsidiaries of the Company or other Persons in which the Company has an equity investment and (ii) transfer Assets to joint ventures, limited liability companies, partnerships, corporations, business trusts or other business entities in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or thereby becomes a participant, and (b) the Managing Member may (i) propose and adopt on behalf of the employee benefit plans funded by the Company for the benefit of employees of the Managing Member, the Company, Subsidiaries of the Company or any Affiliate of any of them in respect of services performed, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of the Managing Member, the Company or any of the Companyβs Subsidiaries and (ii) sell, transfer or convey any property to the Company, directly or indirectly.
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Section 4.6 Limitation on Liability.
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(a) General. To the fullest extent permitted by Law, no Indemnitee, in such capacity, shall be liable to the Company, any Member or any of their respective Affiliates, for any losses sustained or liabilities incurred as a result of any act or omission of such Person if (i) either (A) the Indemnitee, at the time of such act or omission, determined in good faith that its, his or her course of conduct was in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company or (B) in the case of omission by the Indemnitee, the Indemnitee did not intend its, his or her inaction to be harmful or opposed to the best interests of the Company and (ii) the act or omission did not constitute fraud or willful misconduct by the Indemnitee.
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(b) Action in Good Faith. An Indemnitee acting under this Agreement shall not be liable to the Company for its, his, or her good faith reliance on the provisions of this Agreement. The provisions of this Agreement, to the extent that they expand, restrict, or eliminate the duties and liabilities of such Persons otherwise existing at Law or in equity, are agreed by the Members to replace fully and completely such other duties and liabilities of such Persons. Whenever the Managing Member or the Company is permitted or required to make a decision or take an action under this Agreement (i) in making such decisions, such Person shall be entitled to take into account its own interests as well as the interests of the Members as a whole or (ii) in its βgood faithβ or under another expressed standard, such Person shall act under such express standard and shall not be subject to any other or different standards.
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(c) Outside Counsel. The Managing Member may consult with legal counsel, accountants and financial or other advisors, and any act or omission suffered or taken by the Managing Member on behalf of the Company or in furtherance of the interests of the Company in good faith in reliance upon and in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or financial or other advisors will be full justification for any such act or omission, and the Managing Member will be fully protected in so acting or omitting to act so long as such counsel or accountants or financial or other advisors were selected with reasonable care.
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Section 4.7 Indemnification.
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(a) General. The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnitee (and such Personβs heirs, successors, assigns, executors or administrators) to the full extent permitted by Law and to the same extent and in the same manner provided by the provisions of Article VI of the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Managing Member applicable to officers and directors as if such provisions were set forth herein, mutatis mutandis, and applied to each such Indemnitee.
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(b) Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses conferred in this βSection 4.7 shall not be exclusive of any other right that any Person may have or hereafter acquire under any law, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, provisions of a certificate of incorporation or bylaws, or otherwise.
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(c) Nature of Rights. The rights conferred upon Indemnitees in this βSection 4.7 shall be contract rights and shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to be the Managing Member, an Affiliate of the Managing Member, the Tax Representative, the Designated Individual, or an officer or director of the Managing Member, the Company, or their respective Affiliates. Any amendment, alteration or repeal of this βSection 4.7 or of Article VI of the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Managing Member that would adversely affect any right of an Indemnitee or its successors shall apply prospectively only and shall not limit or eliminate any such right with respect to any proceeding involving any occurrence or alleged occurrence of any action or omission to act that took place before such amendment, alteration or repeal.
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Article V
BOOKS AND RECORDS
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Section 5.1 Books and Records.
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(a) General. The Company shall maintain in its principal business office, or any other place as may be determined by the Company, the books and records of the Company.
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(b) Specific Records. In particular, the Company shall maintain:
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(i) A register containing the name, address, and number and class of Units (including Equivalent Units) of each Member, and such other information as the Managing Member may deem necessary or desirable and attached to this Agreement as βAnnex A (as may be amended or updated from time to time, the βRegisterβ). The Managing Member shall from time to time update the Register as necessary to ensure the Register is accurate, including as a result of any sales, exchanges, or other Transfers, or any redemptions, issuances, or similar events involving Units. Except as required by Law, no Member shall be entitled to receive a copy of the Register or of the information set forth in the Register relating to any Member other than itself.
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(ii) A copy of the Certificate of Formation and this Agreement and all amendments thereto.
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Section 5.2 Financial Accounts. At all times during the continuance of the Company, the Company shall prepare and maintain separate books of account for the Company for financial reporting purposes, on an accrual basis, in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied.
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Section 5.3 Inspection; Confidentiality. The Managing Member may keep confidential from the Members (or any of them) for such period of time as the Managing Member determines to be reasonable, any information (a) that the Managing Member believes to be in the nature of trade secrets, (b) the disclosure of which the Managing Member in good faith believes is not in the best interests of the Company or the Managing Member, or (c) that the Company or the Managing Member is required by Law, agreement, or customary commercial practice to keep confidential. Subject to the provisions of the previous sentence, the Members (personally or through an authorized representative) may, for purposes reasonably related to their respective interests in the Company, examine and copy (at their own cost and expense) the books and records of the Company at all reasonable business hours upon reasonable prior notice.
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Section 5.4 Information to Be Provided by Managing Member to Members. The Company shall deliver (or otherwise make accessible) to each Member a copy of any information mailed or delivered electronically to all of the common stockholders of the Managing Member as soon as practicable after such mailing or electronic delivery.
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Article VI
Tax Matters, ACCOUNTING, AND REPORTING
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Section 6.1 Tax Matters.
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(a) Tax Returns. The Company shall use reasonable best efforts to cause to be prepared and timely filed (taking into account available extensions) all federal, state, and local, and non-U.S. tax returns of the Company for each year for which such returns are required to be filed and shall determine the appropriate treatment of each tax item of the Company and make all other determinations with respect to such tax returns.
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(b) Other Tax Matters. Each of the provisions of βAnnex C, which address various tax matters, is incorporated into and shall constitute a part of this Agreement.
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Section 6.2 Accounting and Fiscal Year. Unless otherwise determined by the Company or required by Code section 706, the fiscal year of the Company (the βFiscal Yearβ) shall be the calendar year ending December 31st, or, in the case of the last Fiscal Year of the Company, the fraction thereof ending on the date on which the winding up of the Company is completed.
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Article VII
UNIT TRANSFERS, Encumbrance, AND member WITHDRAWALS
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Section 7.1 Transfer Generally Prohibited. No Units shall be Transferred, in whole or in part, except in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this βArticle VII and βArticle XI. Any Transfer or purported Transfer of a Unit not made in accordance with this βArticle VII or βArticle XI shall be null and void ab initio.
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Section 7.2 Conditions Generally Applicable to All Transfers. All Transfers are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:
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(a) Transfers by Members Other than the Managing Member.
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(i) Consent of Managing Member. No Member other than the Managing Member shall Transfer any portion of its Units to any transferee without the prior written consent of the Managing Member unless the Transfer is a Related Party Transfer and all the conditions in this Section 7.2 are satisfied.
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(ii) Assumption of Obligations; No Relief from Obligations. Any transferee of all or a portion of a Unit (whether or not admitted as a Substituted Member) shall take subject to and assume, by operation of Law or express agreement, all of the obligations of the transferor Member under this Agreement with respect to such Transferred Unit. No Transfer (other than pursuant to a statutory merger or consolidation pursuant to which all obligations and liabilities of the transferor Member are assumed by a successor corporation by operation of Law) shall relieve the transferor Member of its obligations under this Agreement without the approval of the Managing Member.
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(iii) No Rights as Member. No transferee, whether by a voluntary Transfer, by operation of Law or otherwise, shall have any rights under this Agreement unless admitted as a Substituted Member.
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(b) Transfers by the Managing Member.
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(i) Consent of Members. The Managing Member may not Transfer any of its Units without the consent of a Majority-in-Interest of the Members, except in connection with an Applicable Sale or Termination Transaction or to a wholly owned subsidiary in accordance with βSection 7.2(b)(ii).
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(c) Withholding with Respect to a Transfer of Units. A Member making a Transfer permitted by this Agreement shall comply with βSection 4.10(b) of βAnnex C.
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(vi) Based on the advice of counsel, that the Transfer would create a material risk that any portion of the Assets would constitute assets of any employee benefit plan pursuant to Department of Labor Reg. Β§ 2510.2-101;
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(a) Admission as Member. A transferee of Units of a Member, other than a Related-Party Transferee, may be admitted as a Substituted Member only with the consent of the Company. A Related-Party Transferee shall be admitted as a Substituted Member without the consent of the Company, subject to compliance with βSection 7.3(b). The failure or refusal by the Company to permit a transferee of Units to become a Substituted Member shall not give rise to any cause of action against the Company or the Managing Member. A transferee who has been admitted as a Substituted Member in accordance with this βArticle VII shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the restrictions and liabilities of a Member under this Agreement.
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(b) Documents to Be Provided by Transferee. No transferee shall be admitted as a Substituted Member until and unless it furnishes to the Managing Member (i) evidence of acceptance, in form and substance satisfactory to the Managing Member, of all the terms, conditions and applicable obligations of this Agreement, (ii) a counterpart signature page to this Agreement executed by such transferee and (iii) such other documents and instruments as the Managing Member may require to effect such transfereeβs admission as a Substituted Member, including a certification from the transferee or an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Company in respect of any of the restrictions on transfer set forth in Section 7.2(d) (which certification or opinion may be waived, in whole or in part, in the sole discretion of the Company).
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(c) Amendment of Books and Records. In connection with, and as evidence of, the admission of a Substituted Member, the Managing Member or Company shall amend the Register and the books and records of the Company to reflect the name, address and number of Units of such Substituted Member and to eliminate or adjust, if necessary, the name, address and number of Units of the predecessor of such Substituted Member.
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Section 7.4 Drag-Along Rights.
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(a) If at any time the Managing Member and/or its Affiliates (excluding, for purposes of this Section 7.4, the Company and its Subsidiaries) desire to Transfer in one or more transactions a sufficient portion of its and/or their Units (or any beneficial interest therein) to constitute a Change of Control to a bona fide third party that is not an Affiliate of the Managing Member (an βApplicable Saleβ), the Managing Member may require each other Member either (i) to sell the same ratable share of its Units as is being sold by the Managing Member and such Affiliates (based upon the total Units held by the Managing Member and its Affiliates at such time) on the same terms and conditions and/or (ii) to exchange its Units pursuant to βSection 11.1(b) (each, a βDrag-Along Rightβ). The Managing Member may in its sole discretion elect to cause the Managing Member and/or the Company to structure the Applicable Sale as a merger or consolidation or as a sale of the Companyβs Assets.
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(b) No Member shall have any dissentersβ rights, appraisal rights or similar rights in connection with any Applicable Sale, and no Member may object to any subsequent liquidation or other distribution of the proceeds from an Applicable Sale that is a sale of Assets. Each Member agrees to consent to, and raise no objections against, an Applicable Sale. In the event of the exercise by the Managing Member of its Drag-Along Right pursuant to this Section 7.4, each Member shall take all reasonably necessary and desirable actions approved by the Managing Member in connection with the consummation of the Applicable Sale, including the execution of such agreements and such instruments and other actions reasonably necessary to provide customary and reasonable representations, warranties, indemnities, covenants, conditions and other agreements relating to such Applicable Sale and to otherwise effect the transaction; provided, however, that (A) such Members shall not be required to give disproportionately greater or more onerous representations, warranties, indemnities, or covenants than the Managing Member or its Affiliates, (B) such Members shall not be obligated to bear any share of the out-of-pocket expenses, costs, or fees (including attorneysβ fees) incurred by the Company or its Affiliates in connection with such Applicable Sale unless and to the extent that such expenses, costs, and fees were incurred for the benefit of the Company or all of its Members, (C) such Members shall not be obligated or otherwise responsible for more than their proportionate shares of any indemnities or other liabilities incurred by the Company and the Members as sellers in respect of such Applicable Sale, (D) any indemnities or other liabilities approved by the Managing Member shall be limited, in respect of each Member, to such Memberβs share of the proceeds from the Applicable Sale, and (E) such Members shall not be required to enter into any non-compete agreement in connection with such Applicable Sale.
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(c) At least five (5) Business Days before consummation of an Applicable Sale, the Managing Member shall (i) provide the Members written notice (the βApplicable Sale Noticeβ) of the Applicable Sale, which notice shall contain (A) the name and address of the third-party purchaser, (B) the proposed purchase price, terms of payment, and other material terms and conditions of the purchaserβs offer, together with a copy of any binding agreement with respect to the Applicable Sale and (C) notification of whether the Managing Member has elected to exercise its Drag-Along Right and (ii) promptly notify the Members of all proposed changes to the material terms and keep the Members reasonably informed as to all material terms relating to the Applicable Sale or contribution, and promptly deliver to the Members copies of all final material agreements relating to the Applicable Sale not already provided in accordance with this Section 7.4(c) or otherwise. The Managing Member shall provide the Members written notice of the termination of an Applicable Sale within five (5) Business Days following such termination, which notice shall state that the Applicable Sale Notice served with respect to such Applicable Sale is rescinded.
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Section 7.5 Company Right to Call Units. Beginning on the date on which the aggregate Percentage Interests of the Members (other than the Managing Member and its Subsidiaries) are less than fifteen (15) percent, the Company shall have the right, but not the obligation, from time to time and at any time to redeem all (but not less than all) outstanding Exchangeable Units by treating each Member as an Exchangeable Unit Member who has delivered an Elective Exchange Notice pursuant to the Policy Regarding Exchanges in respect of all of such Exchangeable Unit Memberβs Exchangeable Units. The Company shall exercise this right by giving notice to an Exchangeable Unit Member stating that the Company has elected to exercise its rights under this βSection 7.5. The notice given by the Company to an Exchangeable Unit Member pursuant to this βSection 7.5 shall be treated as if it were an Elective Exchange Notice delivered to the Company by such Exchangeable Unit Member. For purposes of this βSection 7.5, the provisions of βAnnex C shall apply except to the extent otherwise determined by the Company.
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Section 7.6 Withdrawal.
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(a) Permissible Withdrawals. Subject to any Unit Designation, no Member may withdraw from the Company other than:
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(b) Consequences of Withdrawal. Any Member who Transfers all of its Units in a Transfer (i) permitted pursuant to this βArticle VII where such transferee was admitted as a Substituted Member or (ii) to the Managing Member, whether or not pursuant to βSection 11.1, shall cease to be a Member but shall continue to have the obligations of a former Member that are expressly set forth in this Agreement.
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Section 7.7 Restrictions on Termination Transactions.
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(a) General. Except as provided in βSection 7.7(b), neither the Company nor the Managing Member shall engage in, or cause or permit, a Termination Transaction.
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(b) Consent. The Company or Managing Member may engage in, cause, or permit a Termination Transaction only if at least one of the following conditions is satisfied:
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Section 7.8 Incapacity. If a Member is subject to Incapacity, the executor, administrator, trustee, committee, guardian, conservator, or receiver of such Memberβs estate (a βMember Representativeβ) shall have the same rights as the Incapacitated Member possessed to Transfer its Units. The Incapacity of a Member, in and of itself, shall not dissolve or terminate the Company. Unless a Member or Member Representative informs the Company in writing of the Memberβs Incapacity, the Company shall have the right to assume each Member is not Incapacitated. The Company shall have no obligation to determine whether or not a Member is Incapacitated.
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Section 7.9 Legend. Each certificate representing a Unit, if any, will be stamped or otherwise imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form:
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βTHE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933.
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THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM UNDER SUCH ACT.
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THE TRANSFER AND VOTING OF THESE SECURITIES IS SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS SPECIFIED IN THE EIGHTH AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT OF RUBICON TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS, LLC DATED AS OF AUGUST 15, 2022, AMONG THE MEMBERS LISTED THEREIN, AS IT MAY BE AMENDED, SUPPLEMENTED AND/OR RESTATED FROM TIME TO TIME, AND NO TRANSFER OF THESE SECURITIES WILL BE VALID OR EFFECTIVE UNTIL SUCH CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN FULFILLED. COPIES OF SUCH AGREEMENT MAY BE OBTAINED AT NO COST BY WRITTEN REQUEST MADE BY THE HOLDER OF RECORD OF THIS CERTIFICATE TO THE SECRETARY OF THE ISSUER OF SUCH SECURITIES.β
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Section 7.10 Encumbrance. Units shall not be subject to the claims of any creditor, spouse for alimony or support, or legal process and may not be voluntarily or involuntarily alienated or encumbered (a βPledge Transactionβ) unless (i) the Company consents in writing to the Pledge Transaction, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed, (ii) there is not more than one creditor with respect to all Pledge Transactions by any one Member (each a βPermitted Lender Partyβ), and (iii) the creditor with respect to the Pledge Transaction is obligated, pursuant to the terms of the Pledge Transaction, to satisfy the requirements of Section 7.3 of this Agreement as a transferee of Units prior to obtaining legal title or beneficial interest in the Units subject to the Pledge Transaction.
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Article VIII
ADMISSION OF ADDITIONAL MEMBERS
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Section 8.1 Admission of Additional Members.
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(a) Requirements for Admission. A Person (other than a then-existing Member) who makes a Capital Contribution to the Company in exchange for Units and in accordance with this Agreement shall be admitted to the Company as an Additional Member only upon furnishing to the Managing Member (i) evidence of acceptance, in form and substance satisfactory to the Managing Member, of all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including the power of attorney granted in βSection 12.1, (ii) a counterpart signature page to this Agreement executed by such Person, and (iii) such other documents or instruments as may be required by the Managing Member in order to effect such Personβs admission as an Additional Member. In connection with, and as evidence of, the admission of an Additional Member, the Managing Member shall amend the Register and the books and records of the Company to reflect the name, address, number and type of Units of such Additional Member.
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(b) Consent of Company Required. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this βSection 8.1, no Person shall be admitted as an Additional Member without the consent of the Company. The admission of any Person as an Additional Member shall become effective on the date determined by the Company (but in no case earlier than the satisfaction of all the conditions set forth in βSection 8.1(a)).
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Section 8.2 Limit on Number of Members. Unless otherwise permitted by the Managing Member, no Person shall be admitted to the Company after the date of this Agreement as an Additional Member if the effect of such admission would be to cause the Company to have a number of Members (including as Members for this purpose those Persons indirectly owning an interest in the Company through another partnership, a limited liability company, a subchapter S corporation or a grantor trust) that would cause the Company to become a reporting company under the Exchange Act.
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Article IX
DISSOLUTION, LIQUIDATION AND TERMINATION
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Section 9.1 Dissolution Generally.
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(a) Dissolution Only in Accordance with This Agreement. The Company shall not be dissolved by the substitution of Members or the admission of Additional Members in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The Company may be dissolved, liquidated and terminated only pursuant to the provisions of this βArticle IX, and the Members hereby irrevocably waive any and all other rights they may have to cause a dissolution of the Company or a sale or partition of any or all of the Companyβs Assets.
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(b) Termination of Members. The death, retirement, resignation, expulsion, Bankruptcy, insolvency or dissolution of a Member or the occurrence of any other event that terminates the continued membership of a Member in the Company shall not in and of itself cause dissolution of the Company.
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Section 9.2 Events Causing Dissolution.
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(b) Liquidating Events. The Company shall be dissolved and its affairs shall be wound up upon the occurrence of any of the following events (each, a βLiquidating Eventβ):
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(i) an election to dissolve the Company made by the Managing Member, with the Consent of a Majority-in-Interest of the Members;
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(ii) the expiration of forty-five (45) days after the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all Assets; or
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Section 9.3 Distribution upon Dissolution.
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(ii) Second, to the satisfaction of all of the Companyβs liabilities to the Members in satisfaction of liabilities for previously declared distributions, whether by payment or the making of reasonable provision for payment thereof; and
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(b) Discretion of Liquidator and Managing Member.
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(i) Notwithstanding the provisions of βSection 9.3(a) that require liquidation of the Assets, but subject to the order of priorities set forth therein, if before or upon dissolution of the Company, the Liquidator determines that an immediate sale of part or all of the Companyβs Assets would be impractical or would cause undue loss to the Members, the Liquidator may, in its sole discretion, defer for a reasonable time the liquidation of any Assets except those necessary to satisfy liabilities of the Company (including to those Members as creditors) and/or distribute to the Members, in lieu of cash, as tenants-in-common and in accordance with the provisions of βSection 9.3(a), undivided interests in such Company Assets as the Liquidator deems not suitable for liquidation. Any such distributions in kind shall be subject to such conditions relating to the disposition and management of such properties as the Liquidator deems reasonable and equitable and any agreements governing the operation of such properties at such time. The Liquidator shall determine the Fair Market Value of any property distributed in kind using such reasonable method of valuation as it may adopt.
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(ii) In the sole discretion of the Managing Member, a pro rata portion of the distributions that would otherwise be made to the Members pursuant to this βArticle IX may be:
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Section 9.4 Rights of Members. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement and subject to the rights of any Member set forth in a Unit Designation, (a) each Member shall look solely to the Assets for the return of its Capital Contribution, (b) no Member shall have the right or power to demand or receive property other than cash from the Company, and (c) no Member shall have priority over any other Member as to the return of its Capital Contributions or distributions.
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Section 9.5 Termination. The Company shall terminate when all of the Assets, after payment of or due provision for all Debts, liabilities, and obligations of the Company, have been distributed to the Members in the manner provided for in this βArticle IX and the Certificate of Formation shall have been cancelled in the manner required by the Act.
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PROCEDURES FOR ACTIONS AND CONSENTS OF MEMBERS; MEETINGS
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Section 10.1 Actions and Consents of Members. The actions requiring Consent of any Member pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise pursuant to Law are subject to the procedures set forth in this βArticle X.
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Section 10.2 Procedures for Meetings and Actions of the Members.
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(a) Time; Quorum; Consent. Meetings of the Members may be called only by the Managing Member and shall state the nature of the business to be transacted. Notice of any such meeting shall be given to all Members entitled to act at the meeting not less than two (2) days nor more than ninety (90) days before the date of such meeting. Members may vote in Person or by proxy at such meeting. Unless approval by a different number or proportion of the Members is required by this Agreement or any Unit Designation, the affirmative vote of a Majority-in-Interest of the Members shall be sufficient to approve such proposal at a meeting of the Members. Whenever the Consent of any Members is permitted or required under this Agreement, such Consent may be given at a meeting of Members or in accordance with the procedure prescribed in βSection 10.2(b).
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(b) Written Consents. Any action requiring the Consent of any Member or a group of Members pursuant to this Agreement or that is required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the Members may be taken without a meeting if a Consent in writing or by electronic transmission and filed with the Managing Member setting forth the action so taken or consented to is given by Members whose affirmative vote would be sufficient to approve such action or provide such Consent at a meeting of the Members. Such Consent may be in one or several instruments and shall have the same force and effect as the affirmative vote of such Members at a meeting of the Members. An action so taken shall be deemed to have been taken at a meeting held on the effective date so certified. For purposes of obtaining a Consent in writing or by electronic transmission, the Managing Member may require a response within a reasonable specified time, and failure to respond in such time period shall constitute a Consent that is consistent with the Managing Memberβs recommendation with respect to the proposal.
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(c) Proxy. Each Member entitled to act at a meeting of Members may authorize any Person or Persons to act for it by proxy on all matters in which a Member is entitled to participate, including waiving notice of any meeting, or voting or participating at a meeting. Each proxy must be signed by the Member or its attorney-in-fact. No proxy shall be valid after the expiration of eleven (11) months from the date thereof unless otherwise provided in the proxy (or there is receipt of a proxy authorizing a later date). Every proxy shall be revocable at the pleasure of the Member executing it, such revocation to be effective upon the Companyβs receipt of written notice of such revocation from the Member executing such proxy, unless such proxy states that it is irrevocable and is coupled with an interest.
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(d) Record Date for Meetings and Other Purposes.
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(i) The Managing Member may set, in advance, a Record Date (x) for the purpose of determining the identities of the Members entitled to Consent to any action or entitled to receive notice of or vote at any meeting of the Members or (y) to make a determination of Members for any other proper purpose. Any such date shall not be before the close of business on the day the Record Date is fixed and shall be not more than ninety (90) days and, in the case of a meeting of the Members, not less than two (2) days, before the date on which the meeting is to be held.
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(e) Conduct of Meetings. Each meeting of Members shall be conducted by the Managing Member or such other Person as the Managing Member may appoint pursuant to such rules for the conduct of the meeting as the Managing Member or such other Person deems appropriate.
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(f) Waivers. Any time period for notice with respect to meetings or consents of the Members may be waived by a Member as to such Member.
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Article XI
EXCHANGE RIGHTS
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Section 11.1 Elective and Mandatory Exchanges.
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(a) Elective Exchanges. Subject to the Policy Regarding Exchanges set forth in βAnnex E, as amended from time to time by the Company (the βPolicy Regarding Exchangesβ), an Exchangeable Unit Member shall have the right, from time to time, to surrender Exchangeable Units (free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, rights of first refusal and similar restrictions, except for those arising under this Agreement) to the Company or the Managing Member and to thereby cause the Company or the Managing Member to deliver to that Exchangeable Unit Member (or its designee) the Exchange Consideration as set forth in βSection 11.3 (an βElective Exchangeβ).
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(b) Mandatory Exchange Events. Units are subject to Mandatory Exchange in each of the following circumstances:
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(i) pursuant to βSection 7.4, if an Applicable Sale is determined to be a Mandatory Exchange event in the sole discretion of the Managing Member;
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(ii) pursuant to βSection 7.5; or
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(iii) in the discretion of the Managing Member, with the consent of Members whose Class B Units represent fifty percent (50%) of the Class B Units of all Members in the aggregate, all Members will be required to exchange all Exchangeable Units then held by the Members.
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(c) Mandatory Exchange Notices and Dates. Upon the occurrence of any of the circumstances set out in βSection 11.1(b), the Managing Member may exercise its right to cause a mandatory exchange of a Memberβs Exchangeable Units (a βMandatory Exchangeβ) by delivering to each Member a written notice pursuant to the notice provisions in Section 12.6 (a βMandatory Exchange Noticeβ). A Mandatory Exchange Notice will specify the basis for the Mandatory Exchange, the Exchangeable Units of the Company to which the Mandatory Exchange applies, the Exchange Consideration and the effective date of such Mandatory Exchange (the βMandatory Exchange Dateβ), which shall be no earlier than ten (10) Business Days after delivery of the Mandatory Exchange Notice. The Member receiving the Mandatory Exchange Notice shall use its reasonable best efforts to deliver the Certificates, as applicable, representing the applicable Exchangeable Units (free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, rights of first refusal and similar restrictions, except for those arising under this Agreement) no later than one (1) Business Day before the Mandatory Exchange Date. Upon the Mandatory Exchange Date, the Company will effect the Mandatory Exchange.
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Section 11.2 Additional Terms Applying to Exchanges.
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(a) Rights of Exchangeable Unit Member. On an Exchange Date, all rights of the Exchangeable Unit Member as a holder of the Exchangeable Units and, if the applicable Exchangeable Units are Class B Units, shares of Class V Common Stock held by the holder of the Class B Units that are subject to the Exchange shall cease, and, unless the Company or Managing Member, as applicable, has elected Cash Settlement as to all Exchangeable Units tendered, the Managing Member shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the transfer agent or registrar of the Managing Member to update the stock register of the Managing Member such that such Exchangeable Unit Member (or its designee) become the record holder of the shares of Class A Common Stock to be received by the Exchangeable Unit Member in respect of such Exchange.
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(b) Right of Managing Member to Acquire Exchangeable Units. With respect to Units surrendered in an Elective Exchange or subject to a Mandatory Exchange, the Managing Member shall have the right but not the obligation to have the Managing Member (in lieu of the Company) acquire Exchangeable Units and, if the applicable Exchangeable Units are Class B Units, an equivalent number of shares of Class V Common Stock held by the holder of those Class B Units directly from an Exchangeable Unit Member for the elected Exchange Consideration. If the Managing Member acquires Exchangeable Units as described in the preceding sentence, those Exchangeable Units shall be automatically recapitalized into the same number of Class A Units as the Exchangeable Units.
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(c) Expenses. Except as otherwise agreed by the Company, the Managing Member and an Exchangeable Unit Member, the Company, the Managing Member, and each Exchangeable Unit Member shall bear their own expenses in connection with the consummation of any Exchange, whether or not any such Exchange is ultimately consummated. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the Managing Member (or the Company, at the Managing Memberβs direction) shall bear any transfer taxes, stamp taxes or duties, or other similar taxes in connection with, or arising by reason of, any Exchange; provided, however, that if any shares of Class A Common Stock are to be delivered pursuant to an Elective Exchange in a name other than that of the Exchangeable Unit Member that requested the Exchange (or The Depository Trust Company or its nominee for the account of a participant of The Depository Trust Company that will hold the shares for the account of such Member) or the Cash Settlement is to be paid to a Person other than the Exchangeable Unit Member that requested the Exchange, then such Member or the Person in whose name such shares are to be delivered or to whom the Cash Settlement is to be paid shall pay to the Managing Member (or the Company, at the Managing Memberβs direction) the amount of any transfer taxes, stamp taxes or duties, or other similar taxes in connection with, or arising by reason of, such Exchange or shall establish to the reasonable satisfaction of the Managing Member that such tax has been paid or is not payable.
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Section 11.3 Exchange Consideration; Settlement.
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(a) Generally. The Managing Member shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to elect the form of Exchange Consideration with respect to any Exchange. On an Exchange Date, provided the Exchangeable Unit Member has satisfied its obligations under the Policy Regarding Exchanges and not validly retracted such proposed Exchange, the Managing Member shall deliver or cause to be delivered the Exchange Consideration to such Exchangeable Unit Member (or its designee), at the address set forth on the applicable Exchange Notice. If the Managing Member elects a Cash Settlement, the Managing Member shall only be obligated to contribute to the Company (or, if the Managing Member elects to settle directly pursuant to βSection 11.2(b), settle directly for an amount equal to) an amount in respect of such Cash Settlement equal to the net proceeds (after deduction of any underwritersβ discounts and commissions) from the sale by the Managing Member of a number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the number of Exchangeable Units being Exchanged for such Cash Settlement. Except as otherwise required by Law, the Managing Member shall, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, be treated as paying an appropriate portion of the selling expenses described in the previous sentence as agent for and on behalf of the Exchangeable Unit Member. Except as otherwise determined by the Managing Member, if (i) the Managing Member determines that some or all of the Exchange Consideration with respect to an Exchange will be Class A Common Stock and (ii) such Exchange would, but for this Section 11.3(a), result in the Exchangeable Unit Memberβs receipt of a fractional share of Class A Common Stock, then the number of shares of Class A Common Stock to be received by the Exchangeable Unit Member shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number of shares and the amount of the reduction shall be paid as a Cash Settlement.
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(b) Notice of Intended Exchange Consideration. At least two (2) Business Days before the Exchange Date, the Managing Member shall give written notice to the Company (with a copy to the Exchangeable Unit Member) of its intended Exchange Consideration. If the Managing Member does not timely deliver such written notice, the Managing Member shall be deemed to have elected to settle the Exchange with shares of Class A Common Stock.
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(c) Settlement through Depository Trust Company. To the extent the Class A Common Stock is settled through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company, the Managing Member or the Company will, upon the written instruction of an Exchangeable Unit Member, deliver the shares of Class A Common Stock deliverable to such Exchangeable Unit Member through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company to the account of the participant of The Depository Trust Company designated by such Exchangeable Unit Member in the Exchange Notice.
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(d) Obligations of Managing Member and Company. Upon any Exchange, the Managing Member or the Company, as applicable, shall take such actions as (A) may be required to ensure that such Member receives the shares of Class A Common Stock and/or the Cash Settlement that such Exchangeable Unit Member is entitled to receive in connection with such Exchange pursuant to βSection 11.3(a), and (B) may be reasonably within its control that would cause such Exchange to be treated as a direct exchange between the Managing Member and the Member for U.S. federal and applicable state and local income tax purposes.
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(e) Except in connection with a payment in respect of a fractional share (as described in the final sentence of βSection 11.3(a)), the Managing Member may elect Cash Settlement with respect to an Exchange of Class B Units only to the extent the Cash Settlement is funded by the proceeds (net of underwriting discounts and commissions) of a Liquidity Offering with respect to that Exchange.
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Section 11.4 Adjustment. To the extent not reflected in an adjustment to the Exchange Rate, if there is any reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or other similar transaction in which the Class A Common Stock is converted or changed or exchanged into or for another security, securities or other property, then, upon any subsequent Exchange, an Exchangeable Unit Member shall be entitled to receive the amount of such security, securities or other property that such Exchangeable Unit Member would have received if such Exchange had occurred immediately before the effective date of such reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or other similar transaction, taking into account any adjustment as a result of any subdivision (by any split, distribution or dividend, reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or otherwise) or combination (by reverse split, reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) of such security, securities or other property that occurs after the effective time of such reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or other similar transaction. For the avoidance of doubt, if there is any reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or other similar transaction in which the Class A Common Stock is converted or changed or exchanged into or for another security, securities or other property, this βSection 11.4 shall continue to be applicable, mutatis mutandis, with respect to such security or other property.
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Section 11.5 Class A Common Stock to Be Issued in Connection with an Exchange.
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(a) Class A Common Stock Reserve. The Managing Member shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued Class A Common Stock, solely for the purpose of issuance upon an Exchange, such number of shares of Class A Common Stock as shall be deliverable under this Agreement upon all such Exchanges. The preceding sentence shall not affect the Managing Memberβs right to elect a Cash Settlement.
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(b) Rule 16(b) Exemption. The Managing Member has taken and will take all such steps as may be required to cause to qualify for exemption under Rule 16b-3(d) or (e), as applicable, under the Exchange Act, and be exempt for purposes of Section 16(b) under the Exchange Act, any acquisitions or dispositions of equity securities of the Managing Member (including derivative securities with respect thereto) and any securities that may be deemed to be equity securities or derivative securities of the Managing Member for such purposes that result from the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, by each director or officer of the Managing Member (including directors-by-deputization) who may reasonably be expected to be subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act with respect to the Managing Member upon the registration of any class of equity security of the Managing Member pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act.
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Section 11.6 Withholding. Each Member acknowledges and agrees that the Company may be required by Law to deduct and withhold any amounts by reason of any federal, state, local, or non-U.S. tax laws or regulations in respect of any Exchange, as provided in βSection 4.10(c) of βAnnex C.
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Section 11.7 Tax Treatment. Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the Exchangeable Unit Member and the Managing Member, it is intended that, for U.S. federal and applicable state and local income tax purposes, each Exchange be treated as direct exchange between the Managing Member and the Exchangeable Unit Member that is a taxable transaction to the Exchangeable Unit Member. All applicable parties shall treat each Exchange consistently with the intended treatment for all U.S. federal and applicable state and local tax purposes unless otherwise required by Law.
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Section 11.8 Contribution by the Managing Member. On the Exchange Date (i) the Managing Member shall contribute to the Company the shares of Class A Common Stock and/or Cash Settlement that the Managing Member has elected to deliver and that the Member is entitled to receive in the applicable Exchange and (ii) the Company shall issue to the Managing Member a number of Class A Units equal to the number of Exchangeable Units surrendered by the Member.
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Article XII
MISCELLANEOUS
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Section 12.1 Conclusive Nature of Determinations. All determinations, interpretations, calculations, adjustments and other actions of the Managing Member, the Company, the Board of Directors (or a committee to which the Board of Directors has delegated such authority), or a designee of any of the foregoing that are within such Personβs authority under this Agreement shall be binding and conclusive on a Member absent manifest error. In connection with any such determination, interpretation, calculation, adjustment, or other action, the Managing Member, the Company, the Board of Directors (or a committee to which the Board of Directors has delegated such authority), or the designee of any of the foregoing shall be entitled to resolve any ambiguity with respect to the manner in which such determination, interpretation, calculation, adjustment or other action is to be made or taken, and shall be entitled to interpret the provisions of this Agreement in such a manner as such Person determines to be fair and equitable, and such resolution or interpretation shall be binding and conclusive on a Member absent manifest error.
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Section 12.2 Company Counsel. THE COMPANY, THE MANAGING MEMBER AND AFFILIATED ENTITIES MAY BE REPRESENTED BY THE SAME COUNSEL. THE ATTORNEYS, ACCOUNTANTS AND OTHER EXPERTS WHO PERFORM SERVICES FOR THE COMPANY MAY ALSO PERFORM SERVICES FOR THE MANAGING MEMBER AND AFFILIATES THEREOF. THE MANAGING MEMBER MAY, WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE MEMBERS, EXECUTE ON BEHALF OF THE COMPANY ANY CONSENT TO THE REPRESENTATION OF THE COMPANY THAT COUNSEL MAY REQUEST PURSUANT TO THE NEW YORK RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OR SIMILAR RULES IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. THE COMPANY HAS INITIALLY SELECTED XXXXXX, XXXX & XXXXXXXX LLP AND CHAMBERLAIN, HRDLICKA, WHITE, XXXXXXXX & XXXXXXX, PC (EACH, βCOMPANY COUNSELβ) AS LEGAL COUNSEL TO THE COMPANY. EACH MEMBER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT COMPANY COUNSEL DOES NOT REPRESENT ANY MEMBER IN ITS CAPACITY AS SUCH IN THE ABSENCE OF A CLEAR AND EXPLICIT WRITTEN AGREEMENT TO SUCH EFFECT BETWEEN SUCH MEMBER AND COMPANY COUNSEL (AND THEN ONLY TO THE EXTENT SPECIALLY SET FORTH IN SUCH AGREEMENT), AND THAT IN THE ABSENCE OF ANY SUCH AGREEMENT COMPANY COUNSEL SHALL OWE NO DUTIES TO ANY MEMBER. EACH MEMBER FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT, WHETHER OR NOT COMPANY COUNSEL HAS IN THE PAST REPRESENTED OR IS CURRENTLY REPRESENTING SUCH MEMBER WITH RESPECT TO OTHER MATTERS, UNLESS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY AGREED BY COMPANY COUNSEL, COMPANY COUNSEL HAS NOT REPRESENTED THE INTERESTS OF ANY MEMBER IN THE PREPARATION AND/OR NEGOTIATION OF THIS AGREEMENT.
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Section 12.3 Appointment of Managing Member as Attorney-in-Fact.
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(a) Execution of Documents. Each Member, including each Additional Member and Substituted Member that is a Member, irrevocably makes, constitutes and appoints the Managing Member, any Liquidator, and authorized officers and attorneys-in-fact of each, and each of those acting singly, in each case with full power of substitution, as its true and Lawful attorney-in-fact with full power and authority in its name, place and stead to execute, acknowledge, deliver, swear to, file and record at the appropriate public offices such documents as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the provisions of this Agreement, including:
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(i) All certificates and other instruments (including counterparts of this Agreement), and all amendments thereto, that the Managing Member deems appropriate to form, qualify, continue or otherwise operate the Company as a limited liability company (or other entity in which the Members will have limited liability comparable to that provided in the Act) in the jurisdictions in which the Company may conduct business or in which such formation, qualification or continuation is, in the opinion of the Managing Member, necessary or desirable to protect the limited liability of the Members.
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(ii) All amendments to this Agreement adopted in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and all instruments that the Managing Member deems appropriate in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
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(iii) All conveyances of Company Assets and other instruments that the Managing Member reasonably deems necessary in order to complete a dissolution and termination of the Company pursuant to this Agreement.
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(b) Power and Interest. The appointment by all Members of the Managing Member as attorney-in-fact shall be deemed to be a power coupled with an interest in recognition of the fact that each of the Members under this Agreement will be relying upon the power of the Managing Member to act as contemplated by this Agreement in any filing and other action by it on behalf of the Company, shall survive the Incapacity of any Person hereby giving such power and the Transfer of all or any portion of such Personβs Units, and shall not be affected by the subsequent Incapacity of the Person.
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Section 12.4 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the Tax Receivable Agreement and that certain Registration Rights Agreement dated August 15, 2022, by and among the Managing Member and the stockholders of the Managing Member party thereto, in each case, as amended, supplemented or restated in accordance with its terms, and the other documents contemplated hereby and thereby, constitute the entire agreement between the parties hereto pertaining to the subject matter hereof and fully supersede any and all prior or contemporaneous agreements or understandings between the parties to this Agreement pertaining to the subject matter hereof, including the Seventh Amended and Restated Operating Agreement.
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Section 12.5 Further Assurances. Each of the parties to this Agreement does hereby covenant and agree on behalf of itself, its successors, and its assigns, without further consideration, to prepare, execute, acknowledge, file, record, publish, and deliver such other instruments, documents and statements, and to take such other action as may be required by Law or reasonably necessary to effectively carry out the intent and purposes of this Agreement.
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Section 12.6 Notices. Any notice, consent, payment, demand, or communication required or permitted to be given by any provision of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be (a) delivered personally to the Person or an officer of the Person to whom the same is directed, (b) sent by facsimile, overnight mail or registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or (c) (except with respect to notice to the Company or the Managing Member) sent by email, with electronic, written or oral confirmation of receipt, in each case addressed as follows:
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(i) if to the Company or the Managing Member:
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c/o Rubicon Technologies Holdings, LLC
000 X. Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Email: xxxx.xxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, General Counsel
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with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
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Xxxxxx, Xxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Email: XXxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx;
XXXxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxxx; Xxxx X. XβXxxxx
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Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx, PC
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, XX
00xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Email: Xxxxx.Xxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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the address, email, or facsimile number of such Member set forth in the records of the Company.
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Any such notice shall be deemed to be delivered, given and received for all purposes as of: (A) the date so delivered, if delivered personally, (B) upon receipt, if sent by facsimile or email, or (C) on the date of receipt or refusal indicated on the return receipt, if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage and charges prepaid and properly addressed.
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Section 12.7 Governing Law. This Agreement, including its existence, validity, construction, and operating effect, and the rights of each of the parties to this Agreement, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware without regard to otherwise governing principles of conflicts of Law.
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Section 12.8 Jurisdiction and Venue. The parties to this Agreement agree that any suit, action or proceeding seeking to enforce any provision of, or based on any matter arising out of or in connection with, this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (whether brought by any party or any of its Affiliates or against any party or any of its Affiliates) shall be brought in the Delaware Chancery Court or, if such court shall not have jurisdiction, any federal court located in the State of Delaware or other Delaware state court (the βSelected Courtsβ), and each of the parties hereby irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of the Selected Courts (and of the appropriate appellate courts therefrom) in any such suit, action or proceeding and irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding in any such court or that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Process in any such suit, action or proceeding may be served on any party anywhere in the world, whether within or without the jurisdiction of any Selected Court. Without limiting the foregoing, each party agrees that service of process on such party in the manner provided for notice in βSection 12.6 shall be deemed effective service of process on such party.
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Section 12.9 Equitable Remedies. The parties to this Agreement agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with its specific terms or was otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties to this Agreement shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions and other equitable remedies to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof in any of the Selected Courts, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at Law or in equity. Any requirements for the securing or posting of any bond with respect to such remedy are hereby waived by each of the parties to this Agreement. Each party further agrees that, in the event of any action for an injunction or other equitable remedy in respect of such breach or enforcement of specific performance, it will not assert the defense that a remedy at Law would be adequate.
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Section 12.10 Construction. This Agreement shall be construed as if all parties to this Agreement prepared this Agreement.
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Section 12.11 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, and each such counterpart shall for all purposes be deemed an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same agreement.
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Section 12.12 Third-Party Beneficiaries. Except as provided in βSection 4.7, nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended or shall be construed to give any Person other than the parties to this Agreement (or their respective legal representatives, successors, heirs and distributees) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of any agreement or provision contained herein, it being the intention of the parties to this Agreement that this Agreement is for the sole and exclusive benefit of such parties (or such legal representatives, successors, heirs and distributees) and for the benefit of no other Person.
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Section 12.13 Binding Effect. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall be binding on, shall inure to the benefit of and shall be enforceable by the Members, their heirs, executors, administrators, successors and all other Persons hereafter holding, having or receiving an interest in the Company, whether as Substituted Members or otherwise.
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Section 12.14 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement as applied to any party or any circumstance shall be adjudged by a court to be void, unenforceable or inoperative as a matter of Law, then the same shall in no way affect any other provision in this Agreement, the application of such provision in any other circumstance or with respect to any other party, or the validity or enforceability of the Agreement as a whole.
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Section 12.15 Survival. The provisions of βSection 4.6 (Limitation on Liability), βSection 4.7 (Indemnification), βSection 12.1 (Conclusive Nature of Determinations), βSection 12.3 (Appointment of Managing Member as Attorney-in-Fact), βSection 12.4 (Entire Agreement), βSection 12.5 (Further Assurances), βSection 12.6 (Notices), βSection 12.7 (Governing Law), βSection 12.8 (Jurisdiction and Venue), βSection 4.8 (Survival of Obligations) of βAnnex C (and this βSection 12.15 (Survival)) (and any other provisions of this Agreement necessary for the effectiveness of the enumerated sections) shall survive the termination of the Company and/or the termination of this Agreement.
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Article XIII
DEFINED TERMS
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Section 13.1 Definitions. Unless otherwise indicated to the contrary, the following definitions shall be applied to the terms used in this Agreement:
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βActβ means the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, 6 Del. C. §§ 18-101, et seq. (as it may be amended from time to time), and any successor to such statute.
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βAdditional Fundsβ is defined in βSection 2.5(a).
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βAdditional Memberβ means a Person who is admitted to the Company as a Member pursuant to the Act and βSection 8.1, who is shown as such on the books and records of the Company, and who has not ceased to be a Member pursuant to the Act and this Agreement.
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βAffiliateβ means, with respect to a specified Person, any other Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified Person; provided, however, that (i) none of the Members or their parent companies or Affiliates shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of any other Member or its parent company or Affiliates and (ii) none of the Members or their parent companies or Affiliates shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of the Company or any of its Affiliates. With respect to any Person who is an individual, βAffiliateβ shall also include, without limitation, any Family Member of such Person.
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βAgreementβ means this Eighth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Rubicon Technologies Holdings, LLC, together with the Schedules and Exhibits to this Agreement, as now or hereafter amended, restated, modified, supplemented, or replaced.
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βApplicable Saleβ is defined in Section 7.4(a).
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βApplicable Sale Noticeβ is defined in βSection 7.4(c).
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βAssetsβ means any assets and property of the Company.
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βAssumed Tax Liabilityβ is defined in βSection 3.2(b).
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βAssumed Tax Rateβ is defined in βSection 3.2(b)(ii).
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βAvailable Cashβ means, after taking into account amounts determined by the Managing Member to be reasonably necessary or advisable to be retained by the Company to meet actual or anticipated, direct or indirect, expenses, capital investments, working capital needs or liabilities (actual, contingent or otherwise) of the Company, including the payment of any Imputed Underpayment or for the operation of the business of the Company, or to create reasonable reserves for any of the foregoing, cash (in United States dollars) of the Company that the Managing Member determines is available for distribution to the Members.
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βBankruptcyβ means, with respect to any Person, the occurrence of any event specified in Section 18-304 of the Act with respect to such Person, and the term βBankruptβ has a correlative meaning.
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βBoard of Directorsβ means the Board of Directors of the Managing Member.
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βBusiness Dayβ means any weekday, excluding any legal holiday observed pursuant to United States federal or New York State Law or regulation.
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βCapital Accountβ is defined in βAnnex C.
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βCapital Contributionβ means, with respect to any Member, the aggregate amount of money and the initial Asset Value of property (other than money) in such form as may be permitted by the Act that the Member contributes (or is treated as contributing) to the Company.
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βCapital Stockβ means a share of any class or series of stock of the Managing Member now or hereafter authorized.
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βCash Settlementβ means immediately available funds in U.S. dollars in an amount equal to the product of (x) the number of shares of Class A Common Stock that would otherwise be delivered to a Member in an Exchange, multiplied by (y) the price per share, net of underwriting discounts and commissions, at which Class A Common Stock is issued by the Managing Member in an underwritten offering or block trade commenced in anticipation of the applicable Exchange (a βLiquidity Offeringβ). If the Class A Common Stock no longer trades on a securities exchange or automated or electronic quotation system, then the amount specified in clause (y) shall be determined in good faith by a committee of the Board of Directors composed of a majority of the directors of the Managing Member that do not have an interest in the Exchangeable Units and, if the applicable Exchangeable Units are Class B Units, shares of Class V Common Stock being Exchanged.
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βCertificate of Formationβ means the Certificate of Formation of Rubicon Technologies Holdings, LLC, as filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on April 11, 2011, as amended from time to time.
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βCertificatesβ means (A) if certificated, any certificates representing Exchangeable Units, (B) if certificated, any stock certificates representing the shares of Class V Common Stock required to be surrendered in connection with an Exchange of Class B Units, and (C) such other information, documents or instruments as either the Managing Member (or the Managing Memberβs transfer agent) or the Company may reasonably require in connection with an Exchange. If any certificate or other document referenced in the immediately preceding sentence is alleged to be lost, stolen or destroyed, the Exchangeable Unit Member shall cooperate with and respond to the reasonable requests of the Managing Member (or the Managing Memberβs transfer agent) and the Company and, if required by the Managing Member or the Company, furnish an affidavit of loss and/or an indemnity against any claim that may be made against the Managing Member or the Company on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of such certificate or other document.
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βChange of Controlβ means, as of any date of determination, in one transaction or a series of related transactions, the Transfer of Units (or any beneficial interest therein) of the Company representing more than fifty (50) percent of the outstanding Common Units as of such date of determination.
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βClass A Common Stockβ means the Class A common stock of the Managing Member, $0.0001 par value per share.
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βClass A Unitβ is defined in βSection 2.1(b)(i).
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βClass V Common Stockβ means the Class V Common Stock of the Managing Member, $0.0001 par value per share.
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βCodeβ means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. All references in this Agreement to sections of the Code shall include any corresponding provision or provisions of succeeding Law.
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βCommon Stockβ means the Class A Common Stock or the Class V Common Stock (and shall not include any additional series or class of the Managing Memberβs common stock created after the date of this Agreement).
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βCommon Unitβ means a Class A Unit, a Class B Unit, and any other Unit designated as a Common Unit by the Company.
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βCompanyβ is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.
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βCompany Counselβ is defined in βSection 12.2.
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βConsentβ means the consent to, approval of, or vote in favor of a proposed action by a Member given in accordance with βArticle X.
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βcontrol,β including the terms βcontrolled byβ and βunder common control with,β means with respect to any Person, the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, as trustee or executor, as general partner or managing member, by contract or otherwise, including the ownership, directly or indirectly, of securities having the power to elect a majority of the Board of Directors or similar body governing the affairs of such Person.
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βde minimisβ shall mean an amount small enough as to make not accounting for it commercially reasonable or accounting for it administratively impractical, in each case as determined by the Managing Member.
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βDebtβ means, as to any Person, as of any date of determination, (i) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money or the deferred purchase price of property or services; (ii) all amounts owed by such Person to banks or other Persons in respect of reimbursement obligations under letters of credit, surety bonds and other similar instruments guaranteeing payment or other performance of obligations by such Person; and (iii) obligations of such Person as lessee under capital leases.
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βDesignated Memberβ means, with respect to each Fiscal Year, a Member who holds, as of the first day of such Fiscal Year, at least one percent (1%) of the Units outstanding that are held by Members other than the Managing Member.
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βDrag-Along Rightβ is defined in Section 7.4(a).
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βEarnout Shareβ has the meaning given to it in Section 3.4 of the Merger Agreement.
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βElective Exchangeβ is defined in βSection 11.1(a).
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βElective Exchange Dateβ means the effective date of an Elective Exchange.
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βElective Exchange Noticeβ is defined in Annex B.
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βEquivalent Unitsβ means Units with preferences, conversion and other rights (other than voting rights), restrictions, limitations as to dividends and other distributions, qualifications, terms and conditions of redemption (the βTermsβ) that are (a) relative to the Common Units and the other classes and series of Units that correspond to classes and series of Capital Stock, and (b)Β substantially the same as (or corresponding to) the Terms that any new Capital Stock or New Securities (except Debt described in clause (ii) of the definition of New Securities) have relative to the Common Stock and other classes and series of Capital Stock or New Securities. The foregoing shall not apply to matters such as voting for members of the Board of Directors that are not applicable to the Company. In comparing the economic rights of any Preferred Stock with the economic rights of any Units, the effect of taxes may be taken into account.
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βERISAβ means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
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βExchangeβ means any Elective Exchange or Mandatory Exchange.
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βExchange Actβ means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any successor statute thereto, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.
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βExchange Considerationβ shall mean, in the case of any Exchange, (x) the number of shares of Class A Common Stock that is equal to the product of the number of Exchangeable Units surrendered in the Exchange multiplied by the Exchange Rate (the βStock Considerationβ), (y) the Cash Settlement, plus, in the case of an Exchange of Class B Units under either subclause (x) or (y), an amount that is equal to $0.0001 multiplied by the number of shares of Class V Common Stock included in the Exchange, or (z) a combination of the Stock Consideration and the Cash Settlement.
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βExchange Dateβ means an Elective Exchange Date or Mandatory Exchange Date.
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βExchange Rateβ means, in respect of any Exchange, subject to βSection 11.4, a ratio, expressed as a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding immediately before the Exchange and the denominator of which shall be the number of Class A Units owned by the Managing Member immediately before the Exchange. On the date of this Agreement, the Exchange Rate shall be 1.
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βExchangeable Unitβ means each Class B Unit pursuant to βArticle XI, and any other Unit designated as an Exchangeable Unit by the Company.
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βExchangeable Unit Memberβ means (i) each Member, other than the Managing Member and any of its wholly owned Subsidiaries, that holds an Exchangeable Unit or (ii) each holder of an interest in a Member that holds a Unit that is an Exchangeable Unit pursuant to βArticle XI.
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βFair Market Valueβ of Units or other property, means the cash price that a third party would pay to acquire all of such Units (computed on a fully diluted basis after giving effect to the exercise of any and all outstanding conversion rights, exchange rights, warrants and options) or other property, as the case may be, in an armβs-length transaction. Unless otherwise determined by the Company, the following assumptions will be made when determining the Fair Market Value of Units:
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(a) that the Company was being sold in a manner reasonably designed to solicit all possible participants and permit all interested Persons an opportunity to participate and achieve the best value reasonably available to the Members at the time; and
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(b) that all existing circumstances are taken into account, including the terms and conditions of all agreements (including this Agreement) to which the Company is then a party or by which it is otherwise benefited or affected, determined.
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βFamily Membersβ means, as to a Person that is an individual, such Personβs spouse, ancestors (whether by blood or by adoption), descendants (whether by blood or by adoption), brothers and sisters (whether by blood or by adoption) and inter vivos or testamentary trusts of which only such Person and his spouse, ancestors (whether by blood or by adoption), descendants (whether by blood or by adoption), brothers and sisters (whether by blood or adoption) are beneficiaries.
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βFiscal Yearβ is defined in βSection 6.2.
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βIncapacityβ or βIncapacitatedβ means, (i) as to any Member who is an individual, death, total physical disability or entry by a court of competent jurisdiction adjudicating such Member incompetent to manage his or her Person or his or her estate; (ii) as to any Member that is a corporation or limited liability company, the filing of a certificate of dissolution, or its equivalent, for the corporation or the revocation of its charter; (iii) as to any Member that is a partnership, the dissolution and commencement of the winding up of the partnership; (iv) as to any Member that is an estate, the distribution by the fiduciary of the estateβs entire interest in the Company; (v) as to any trustee of a trust that is a Member, the termination of the trust (but not the substitution of a new trustee); or (vi) as to any Member, the Bankruptcy of such Member.
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βIncentive Compensation Planβ means any plan, agreement or other arrangement that provides for the grant or issuance of equity or equity-based awards and that is now in effect or is hereafter adopted by the Managing Member for the benefit of the employees or other service providers (including directors, advisers, and consultants) of the Company, or any Subsidiaries of the Company.
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βIncentive Unitsβ means the Units having the privileges, preference, duties, liabilities, obligations and rights specified with respect to βIncentive Unitsβ in the Seventh Amended and Restatement Operating Agreement and includes both Restricted Incentive Units and Unrestricted Incentive Units, as defined in the Seventh Amended and Restatement Operating Agreement.
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βIndemniteeβ means the Managing Member, each Affiliate of the Managing Member, the Tax Representative, the Designated Individual and each officer or director of the Managing Member, the Company or their respective Affiliates, in all cases in such capacity.
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βLawβ means any applicable statute, Law, ordinance, regulation, rule, code, executive order, injunction, judgment, decree or order of any governmental authority. The term βLawfulβ has a correlative meaning.
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βLiquidating Eventβ is defined in βSection 9.2(b).
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βLiquidatorβ is defined in βSection 9.3(a).
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βMajority-in-Interest of the Membersβ means Members (excluding the Managing Member) entitled to vote on or consent to any matter holding more than fifty percent (50%) of all outstanding Common Units held by all Members (excluding the Managing Member) entitled to vote on or consent to such matter.
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βManaging Memberβ is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.
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βMandatory Exchangeβ is defined in βSection 11.1(c).
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βMandatory Exchange Dateβ is defined in βSection 11.1(c).
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βMandatory Exchange Noticeβ is defined in βSection 11.1(c).
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βMemberβ means any Person named as a member of the Company on the Register of this Agreement (as amended from time to time) and any Person admitted as an Additional Member of the Company or a Substituted Member of the Company, in each case, in such Personβs capacity as a member of the Company, until such time as such Person has ceased to be a Member.
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βMember Representativeβ is defined in Section 7.8.
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βMergerβ means the merger of Ravenclaw Merger Sub LLC with and into the Company, pursuant to the Merger Agreement.
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βMerger Agreementβ means the Agreement and Plan of Merger, by and among the Company, the Managing Member, and other parties thereto, dated December 15, 2021.
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βNew Securitiesβ means any equity security as defined in Rule 3a11-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, excluding grants under the Incentive Compensation Plans, including (i) rights, options, warrants, or convertible or exchangeable securities that entitle the holder thereof to subscribe for or purchase, convert such securities into, or exchange such securities for, Common Stock or Preferred Stock and (ii) any Debt issued by the Managing Member or any of its Subsidiaries (other than the Company and its Subsidiaries), including Debt that provides any of the rights described in clause (i).
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βPercentage Interestβ means, with respect to each Member, as to any class or series of relevant Units, the fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the aggregate number of Units of such class or series held by such Member and the denominator of which is the total number of Units of such class or series held by all Members, in each case determined as of the date of determination. If not otherwise specified, βPercentage Interestβ shall be deemed to refer to Common Units.
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βPersonβ means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, joint venture, syndicate, person, trust, association, organization or other entity, including any governmental authority, and including any successor, by merger or otherwise, of any of the foregoing.
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βPermitted Lender Partyβ has the meaning given to it in Section 7.10 of this Agreement.
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βPledge Transactionβ has the meaning given to it in Section 7.10 of this Agreement.
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βPolicy Regarding Exchangesβ is defined in βSection 11.1(a).
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βPre-Closing Taxesβ means any (a) U.S. federal, state, or local or non-U.S. tax obligations owed by the Blocker Companies (as defined in the Merger Agreement) for any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending at or before the date of this Agreement in excess of (b) any cash on hand (including cash equivalents and temporary investments of cash) of the Blocker Companies as of the Step 1 Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement) to the extent such cash is not contributed to the Company substantially contemporaneously with the Effective Time (as defined in Merger Agreement).
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βPreferred Stockβ means shares of preferred stock of the Managing Member now or hereafter authorized or reclassified that has dividend rights, or rights upon liquidation, winding up and dissolution, that are superior or prior to the Common Stock.
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βRecord Dateβ means the record date established by the Company for the purpose of determining the Members entitled to notice of or vote at any meeting of Members or to consent to any matter, or to receive any distribution or the allotment of any other rights, or in order to make a determination of Members for any other proper purpose, which, in the case of a record date fixed for the determination of Members entitled to receive any distribution, shall (unless otherwise determined by the Company) generally be the same as the record date established by the Managing Member for a distribution to the Members of its Capital Stock of some or all of its portion of such distribution.
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βRegisterβ is defined in βSection 5.1(b)(i).
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βRegistration Rights Agreementβ means the Registration Rights Agreement, effective on or about the date hereof, among the Managing Member and the other Persons party thereto, as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time.
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βRegulationsβ means the income tax regulations, including temporary regulations and, to the extent taxpayers are permitted to rely on them, proposed regulations, promulgated under the Code, as such regulations may be amended from time to time (including corresponding provisions of succeeding regulations). References to βTreas. Reg. Β§β are to the sections of the Regulations.
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βRelated-Party Transferβ means a Transfer by a Member of all or part of its Units to any Related-Party Transferee.
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βRelated-Party Transfereeβ means, with respect to a Member, (i) any Family Member of that Member, (ii) any direct or indirect member or equityholder of that Member or any Affiliate of that Member, (iii) any Family Member of any direct or indirect member or equityholder described in (ii), or (iv) the Managing Member or any Subsidiary of the Managing Member.
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βSECβ means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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βSecurities Actβ means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.
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βSelected Courtsβ is defined in βSection 12.8.
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βSPAC Transactionsβ means the series of transactions effectuated pursuant to the Merger Agreement.
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βSubsidiaryβ means, with respect to any Person, any corporation or other entity if a majority of (i) the voting power of the voting equity securities or (ii) the outstanding equity interests is owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person.
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βSubstituted Memberβ means a Person who is admitted as a Member to the Company pursuant to βSection 7.3.
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βTax Distributionβ is defined in βSection 3.2(a).
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βTax Distribution Shortfall Amountβ is defined in βSection 3.2(d).
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βTax Receivable Agreementβ means the Tax Receivable Agreement, dated as of August 15, 2022, entered into by and among the Managing Member, the Company, each of the parties thereto identified as a βTRA Holderβ or the βTRA Representativeβ and each of the successors and assigns thereto, and any other similar tax receivable (or comparable) agreements entered after the date of this Agreement.
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βTermination Transactionβ means any direct or indirect Transfer of all or any portion of the Managing Memberβs Units in connection with, or the other occurrence of, (a) a merger, consolidation or other combination involving the Managing Member, on the one hand, and any other Person, on the other, (b) a sale, lease, exchange or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Managing Member not in the ordinary course of its business, whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, (c) a reclassification, recapitalization or change of the outstanding Class A Common Stock (other than a change in par value, or from par value to no par value, or as a result of a stock split or reverse stock split, stock dividend or similar subdivision), (d) the adoption of any plan of liquidation or dissolution of the Managing Member, or (e) a Transfer of all or any portion of the Managing Memberβs Units (other than to a wholly owned Affiliate).
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βTermsβ is defined in the definition of βEquivalent Units.β
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βTransferβ means, in respect of any Units, property or other assets, any sale, assignment, hypothecation, lien, encumbrance, transfer, distribution or other disposition thereof or of a participation therein, or other conveyance of legal or beneficial interest therein, including rights to vote and receive dividends or other income with respect thereto, or any short position in a security or any other action or position otherwise reducing risk related to ownership through hedging or other derivative instruments, whether voluntarily or by operation of Law, or any agreement or commitment to do any of the foregoing. Neither (i) an Exchange nor (ii) a hypothecation, lien, or encumbrance satisfying the requirements of Section 7.10 shall constitute a Transfer under this Agreement.
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βUnitβ means a fractional share of the limited liability company interest in the Company, which may be a Class A Unit or Class B Unit, and shall be deemed to include any equity security received in connection with any recapitalization, merger, consolidation, or other reorganization, or by way of any distribution in respect of Units, in any such case, after the date of this Agreement.
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βUnit Designationβ is defined in βSection 2.4(a).
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Section 13.2 Interpretation. In this Agreement and in the exhibits to this Agreement, except to the extent that the context otherwise requires:
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(a) the headings are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement;
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(b) defined terms include the plural as well as the singular and vice versa;
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(c) words importing gender include all genders;
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(d) a reference to any statute or statutory provision shall be construed as a reference to the same as it may have been or may from time to time be amended, extended, re-enacted or consolidated and all statutory instruments or orders made under it;
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(e) any reference to a βdayβ or βBusiness Dayβ means the whole of such day, being the period of 24 hours running from midnight to midnight;
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(f) references to Articles, Sections, subsections, clauses and Exhibits are references to Articles, Sections, subsections, clauses and Exhibits to this Agreement;
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(g) the words βincludingβ and βincludeβ and other words of similar import shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase βwithout limitationβ; and
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ANNEX B: ELECTIVE EXCHANGE NOTICE
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Elective Exchange Notice
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_____________________________ (the βExchanging Holderβ) hereby gives notice to Rubicon Technologies Holdings, LLC of its intention to exchange the number of Exchangeable Units set forth in the signature block hereto for shares of Class A Common Stock of Rubicon Technologies, Inc., pursuant to the terms of the Policy Regarding Exchanges of Rubicon Technologies Holdings, LLC, dated August 15, 2022 (the βExchange Policyβ). Capitalized terms that are not defined in this Elective Exchange Notice have the meanings given to them in the Eighth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Rubicon Technologies Holdings, LLC (the βLLC Agreementβ).
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ANNEX C: TAX MATTERS
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Article I
Definitions
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βAsset Valueβ means, with respect to any Asset, the adjusted basis of such Asset for federal income tax purposes; provided, however, that:
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(i) the initial Asset Value of any Asset (other than cash) contributed or deemed contributed by a Member to the Company shall be the gross Fair Market Value of such Asset as determined by the Company;
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(ii) the Asset Values of all Assets shall be adjusted to equal their respective gross Fair Market Values as determined by the Company as of the following times: (A)Β the acquisition of an additional interest in the Company by any new or existing Member, in exchange for more than a de minimis Capital Contribution; (B)Β the distribution by the Company to a Member of more than a de minimis amount of property as consideration for an interest inΒ the Company; (C)Β the liquidation of the Company within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Β§ 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g); (D) the grant of an interest in the Company (other than a de minimis interest) as consideration for the provision of services to the benefit of the Company by an existing Member acting in a Member capacity or by a new Member acting in a Member capacity or in anticipation of becoming a Member; or (E)Β any other instance in which such adjustment is permitted under Treas. Reg. Β§ 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv); provided, however, that any adjustment pursuant to clauseΒ (A), (B), (D), or (E) above shall be made only if the Company determines that such adjustment is necessary or appropriate to reflect the relative economic interests of the Members in the Company;
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(iii) the Asset Value of any Asset distributed to any Member shall be the gross Fair Market Value of such Asset on the date of distribution, as determined by the Company; and
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(iv) the Asset Values of all Assets shall be increased (or decreased) to reflect any adjustments to the adjusted basis of such Assets pursuant to Code section 734(b) or Code section 743(b), but only to the extent that such adjustments are taken into account in determining Capital Accounts pursuant to Treas. Reg. Β§ 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m); provided, however, that Asset Values shall not be adjusted pursuant to this paragraph (iv) to the extent that the Company determines that an adjustment pursuant to paragraph (ii) of this definition of Asset Value is necessary or appropriate in connection with a transaction that would otherwise result in an adjustment pursuant to this paragraph (iv).
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If the Asset Value of an Asset has been determined or adjusted to paragraph (i), (ii), or (iv) of this definition of Asset Value, then such Asset Value shall thereafter be adjusted by the Depreciation taken into account with respect to such Asset for purposes of computing Net Profits and Net Losses.
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βCompany Minimum Gainβ has the meaning set forth as βpartnership minimum gainβ in Treas. Reg. Β§ 1.704-2(b)(2) and is computed in accordance with Treas. Reg. Β§ 1.704-2(d).
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βDepreciationβ means, for each Fiscal Year or other period, an amount equal to the depreciation, amortization or other cost recovery deduction allowable for federal income tax purposes with respect to an asset for such Fiscal Year or other period; provided, however, that if the Asset Value of an asset differs from its adjusted basis for federal income tax purposes at the beginning of such Fiscal Year or other period, Depreciation shall be determined in accordance with Treas. Reg. Β§ 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(g)(3), or Treas. Reg. Β§ 1.704-3(d)(2), as appropriate.
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βDesignated Individualβ is defined in βSection 4.3(a)(ii) of this βAnnex C.
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βImputed Underpaymentβ is defined in βSection 4.4(b) of this βAnnex C.
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βImputed Underpayment Shareβ is defined in βSection 4.4(c)(i) of this βAnnex C.
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βMember Nonrecourse Debtβ has the meaning given to the term βpartner nonrecourse debtβ in Treas. Reg. § 1.704-2(b)(4).
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βMember Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gainβ means, with respect to each Member Nonrecourse Debt, an amount equal to the Company Minimum Gain that would result if such Member Nonrecourse Debt were treated as a Nonrecourse Liability, determined in accordance with Treas. Reg. § 1.704-2(i)(3).
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βMember Nonrecourse Deductionsβ has the meaning given to the term βpartner nonrecourse deductionβ in Treas. Reg. §§ 1.704-2(i)(l) and 1.704-2(i)(2).
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βNet Profitsβ and βNet Lossesβ mean, for each Fiscal Year or other period, an amount equal to the Companyβs taxable income or loss for such Fiscal Year or other period, determined in accordance with Code section 703(a) and, where appropriate (but including in taxable income or loss, for this purpose, all items of income, gain, loss or deduction required to be stated separately pursuant to Code section 703(a)(1)), with the following adjustments:
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(i) any income of the Company exempt from federal income tax and not otherwise taken into account in computing Net Profits or Net Losses pursuant to this definition shall be added to such taxable income or loss;
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(ii) any expenditures of the Company described in Code section 705(a)(2)(B) (or treated as expenditures described in Code section 705(a)(2)(B) pursuant to Treas. Reg. Β§ 1.704 1(b)(2)(iv)(i)) and not otherwise taken into account in computing Net Profits or Net Losses pursuant to this definition shall be subtracted from such taxable income or loss;
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(iii) in the event the Asset Value of any Asset of the Company is adjusted in accordance with paragraph (ii) or paragraph (iii) of the definition of βAsset Value,β the amount of such adjustment shall be taken into account as gain or loss from the disposition of such Asset for purposes of computing Net Profits or Net Losses;
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(iv) gain or loss resulting from any disposition of any Asset with respect to which gain or loss is recognized for federal income tax purposes shall be computed by reference to the Asset Value of the Asset disposed of, notwithstanding that the adjusted tax basis of such Asset differs from its Asset Value;
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(v) in lieu of the depreciation, amortization and other cost recovery deductions taken into account in computing such taxable income or loss, there shall be taken into account Depreciation for such Fiscal Year;
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(vi) to the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any Asset pursuant to Code section 734(b) is required pursuant to Treas. Reg. Β§ 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4) to be taken into account in determining Capital Accounts as a result of a distribution other than in liquidation of a Memberβs interest in the Company, the amount of such adjustment shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the basis of the Asset) or loss (if the adjustment decreases the basis of the Asset) from the disposition of the Asset and shall be taken into account for purposes of computing Net Profits and Net Losses;
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(viii) where appropriate, references to Net Profits and Net Losses shall refer to specific items of income, gain, loss, deduction, and credit comprising or otherwise comprising Net Profits or Net Losses.
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βNonrecourse Deductionsβ has the meaning set forth in Treas. Reg. Β§ 1.704-2(b)(1).
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βNonrecourse Liabilityβ has the meaning set forth in Treas. Reg. Β§ 1.752-1(a)(2).
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βPush Out Electionβ means the election under Code section 6226 or Code section 6227 (or, in each case, any similar provision under the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 or other applicable federal, state, or local law) to βpush outβ an adjustment to the Members or former Members, including filing IRS Form 8988 (Election for Alternative to Payment of the Imputed Underpayment), or any successor or similar form, and taking any other action necessary to give effect to such election.
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βTax Representativeβ means, as applicable, and including the Designated Individual as the context requires, (a) for U.S. federal income tax purposes, with respect to each taxable year beginning after December 31, 2017, the Member or other Person (including the Company) designated as the βpartnership representativeβ of the Company under Code section 6223 for such taxable year, (b) for U.S. federal income tax purposes, with respect to each taxable year beginning on or before December 31, 2017 the Member designated as the βtax matters partnerβ for the Company under Code section 6231(a)(7) (as in effect before 2018 and before amendment by Title XI of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, H.R. 1314, Public Law No. 114-74), and/or (c)Β for state, local, or non-U.S. tax purposes, with respect to each applicable taxable period, the Member or other Person serving in a similar capacity under any similar provisions of state, local or non-U.S. Laws, in each case, acting solely at the direction of the Company to the maximum extent permitted under Law.
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Memberβs Capital Accounts.
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The Company or Managing Member shall establish and maintain a capital account for each Member in accordance with Treas. Reg. § 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv) (each, a βCapital Accountβ). The Company may maintain Capital Account subaccounts for different classes of Units, and any provisions of this Agreement pertaining to Capital Account maintenance shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to those subaccounts.
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Article III
Allocations
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Section 3.1 Allocations Generally. Each Fiscal Year, after adjusting each Memberβs Capital Account for all contributions and distributions with respect to such Fiscal Year and after giving effect to the allocations under βSection 3.2 of this βAnnex C for the Fiscal Year, Net Profits and Net Losses shall be allocated among the Members in a manner such that, after such allocations have been made, each Memberβs Capital Account balance (which may be a positive, negative, or zero balance) will equal (proportionately) (a) the amount that would be distributed to each such Member, determined as if the Company were to (i) sell all of its Assets for their Asset Values, (ii) satisfy all of its liabilities in accordance with their terms with the proceeds from such sale (limited, with respect to Nonrecourse Liabilities, to the Asset Values of the Assets securing such liabilities), and (iii) distribute the remaining proceeds pursuant to the applicable provision of this Agreement, minus (b) the sum of (x) such Memberβs share of the Company Minimum Gain and Member Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain and (y) the amount, if any (without duplication of any amount included under clause (x)), that such Member is obligated (or is deemed for U.S. tax purposes to be obligated) to contribute, in its capacity as a Member, to the capital of the Company as of the last day of such Fiscal Year.
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(a) Minimum Gain Chargeback, Qualified Income Offset, and Stop Loss Provisions. Each of (i) the βminimum gain chargebackβ provision of Treas. Reg. Β§ 1.704-2(f), (ii) the βchargeback of partner nonrecourse debt minimum gainβ provision of Treas. Reg. Β§ 1.704-2(i)(4), (iii) the βqualified income offsetβ provision in Treas. Reg. Β§ 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(3), and (iv)Β the requirement in the flush language immediately following Treas. Reg. Β§ 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(3) that an allocation βnot cause or increase a deficit balanceβ in a Memberβs Capital Account is hereby incorporated by reference as a part of this Agreement. The Company shall make such allocations as are necessary to comply with those provisions and shall make any determinations with respect to such allocations (to the extent consistent with clauses (i) β (iv) of the preceding sentence).
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(b) Nonrecourse Deductions. Nonrecourse Deductions for any Fiscal Year shall be allocated to the Members pro rata in accordance with their Units, unless otherwise determined by the Company.
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(c) Member Nonrecourse Deductions. Any Member Nonrecourse Deductions for any Fiscal Year shall be specially allocated to the Member who bears the economic risk of loss (within the meaning of Treas. Reg. § 1.752-2) with respect to the Member Nonrecourse Debt to which such Member Nonrecourse Deductions are attributable in accordance with Treas. Reg. § 1.704-2(i)(l).
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(d) Special Basis Adjustments. To the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any Company Asset, pursuant to Code section 734(b) or Code section 743(b) is required, pursuant to Treas. Reg. §§ 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(2) or 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4), to be taken into account in determining Capital Accounts as the result of a distribution to a Member in complete liquidation of such Memberβs interest in the Company, the amount of such adjustment to Capital Accounts shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the basis of the Asset) or loss (if the adjustment decreases such basis) and such gain or loss shall be specially allocated to the Members in accordance with their interests in the Company in the event Treas. Reg. Β§ 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(2) applies, or to the Member to whom such distribution was made in the event Treas. Reg. Β§ 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4) applies.
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(e) Ameliorative Allocations. Any allocations made (as well as anticipated reversing or offsetting regulatory allocations to be made) pursuant to βSection 3.2(a)-β(d) of this βAnnex C shall be taken into account in computing subsequent allocations pursuant to this Agreement, so that the net amount for any item so allocated and all other items allocated to each Member pursuant to this Agreement shall be equal, to the extent possible, to the net amount that would have been allocated to each Member pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement if those allocations had not occurred.
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(a) In General. Except as otherwise provided in this βSection 3.3 of this βAnnex C, for income tax purposes under the Code and the Regulations, each Company item of income, gain, loss, deduction, and credit shall be allocated among the Members in the same manner as its correlative item of income, gain, loss, deduction, and credit (as calculated for purposes of allocating Net Profits or Net Loss) is allocated pursuant to βSection 3.1 and βSection 3.2 of this βAnnex C.
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(b) Section 704(c) Allocations. Notwithstanding the provisions of βSection 3.3(a) of this βAnnex C to the contrary, in accordance with Code section 704(c)(1)(A) (and the principles of those provisions) and Treas. Reg. Β§ 1.704-3, Company items of income, gain, loss, deduction, and credit with respect to any property contributed to the capital of the Company, or after Company property has been revalued under Treas. Reg. Β§ 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f) or (s), shall, solely for U.S. federal, state and local tax purposes, be allocated among the Members so as to take into account any variation between the adjusted basis of such Company property to the Company for U.S. federal income tax purposes and its value as so determined at the time of the contribution or revaluation of Company property. The Company shall use the βtraditional methodβ with respect to (i) any property contributed to the Company before the SPAC Transactions and (ii) βreverse section 704(c) allocationsβ (within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Β§ 1.704-3(a)(6)) arising before or in connection with the SPAC Transactions. With respect to property contributed or section 704(c) amounts arising from revaluations made after the SPAC Transactions, the Company may use any method permitted under Treas. Reg. Β§ 1.704-3. Allocations pursuant to ββSection 3.3(a) and this βSection 3.3(b) of this βAnnex C are solely for U.S. federal, state, and local tax purposes and shall not affect, or in any way be taken into account in computing, any Memberβs Capital Account or share of profit, loss, or other items, pursuant to any provision of this Agreement.
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(c) Allocations in Respect of Varying Interests. If any Memberβs interest in the Company varies (within the meaning of Code section 706(d)) within a Fiscal Year, whether by reason of a Transfer of a Unit, redemption of a Unit by the Company, or otherwise, Net Profits and Net Losses for that Fiscal Year will be allocated so as to take into account such varying interests in accordance with Code section 706(d) using the daily proration method and/or such other permissible method, methods, or conventions selected by the Company.
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Article IV
Certain Tax Matters
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Section 4.1 Provision of Information.
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(a) Information to Be Provided by Company to Members. No later than thirty (30) days after the filing by the Company of the Companyβs federal tax return (Federal Form 1065), the Company shall provide to each Member a copy of Schedule K-1 of Federal Form 1065 reporting that Memberβs allocable share of items of income, gain, loss, deduction, or credit for such Fiscal Year, and such additional information as is required to be provided on Schedule K-1 or as such Member may reasonably request for tax purposes, each as determined by the Company. The Member hereby consents to receive each Schedule K-1 in respect of the Memberβs Units through electronic delivery.
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(i) Notice of Audit or Tax Examination. Each Member shall notify the Company within five (5) days after receipt of any notice regarding an audit or tax examination of the Company and upon any request for material information related to the Company by U.S. federal, state, local, or other tax authorities.
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(c) No Right to Member Tax Returns. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any right to information under the Act, with respect to the financial statements or tax returns of a Member or its Affiliates, none of the Company, the other Members, such other Memberβs Affiliates or any of their respective representatives, will be entitled to review such financial statements or tax returns for any purpose, including in connection with any proceeding or other dispute (whether involving the Company, between the Members, or involving any other Persons).
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Section 4.2 Tax Elections. The Company shall have in effect (and shall cause each Subsidiary that is classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes to have in effect) an election pursuant to Code section 754 (and any similar provisions of applicable U.S. state or local law) for the Company for the Fiscal Year that includes the date of the Merger and each Fiscal Year in which a sale or exchange (whether partial or complete) occurs. The Company shall determine whether to make any other available election pursuant to the Code or Regulations that is not otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement, and the Members hereby consent to all such elections.
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(iii) Approval by Members. For each taxable year since the formation of the Company, each Member agrees to execute, certify, acknowledge, deliver, swear to, file, and record at the appropriate public offices such documents as may be deemed necessary or appropriate to evidence the appointments described in βSection 4.3(a)(i) and βSection 4.3(a)(ii) of this βAnnex C, including statements required to be filed with the tax returns of the Company in order to effect the designation of the Tax Representative or Designated Individual (and any successor).
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(b) Authority of the Tax Representative; Delegation of Authority. The Tax Representative shall have all of the rights, duties, powers, and obligations provided for under the Code, Regulations, or other applicable guidance; provided, that, if a Person other than the Company is the Tax Representative, the Tax Representative shall in all cases act solely at the direction of the Company. The Tax Representative may delegate its authority under this βSection 4.3(b) of this βAnnex C to a Designated Individual who shall in all cases act solely at the direction of the Company.
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(c) Costs and Indemnification of Tax Representative and Designated Individual. Without duplication of the provisions of βSection 4.3(b) of this βAnnex C, the Company shall pay, or to the extent the Tax Representative or Designated Individual pays, indemnify and reimburse, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, the Tax Representative or Designated Individual for all costs and expenses, including legal and accounting fees (as such fees are incurred) and any claims incurred in connection with any tax audit or judicial review proceeding with respect to the tax liability of the Company.
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(a) Determinations with Respect to Audits and Other Tax Controversies. Except to the extent otherwise required by applicable tax Law (including Code section 6241(11)), the Company (acting directly and/or through the Tax Representative or Designated Individual) shall have the sole authority to make all decisions and determinations with respect to, and shall have sole authority with respect to the conduct of, tax audits or other tax controversies with respect to the Company, and any action taken by the Company (acting directly and/or through the Tax Representative or Designated Individual) in connection with any such audits or controversies shall be binding upon the Company and the Members and former Members.
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(b) Determinations with Respect to Elections. The Company may make the election βoutβ under Code sectionΒ 6221(b) if such an election is available, unless otherwise determined by the Company. If the Company does not make the election described in the preceding sentence, the Company (acting directly and/or through the Tax Representative or Designated Individual) shall have the sole authority to determine whether to cause the Company to make a Push Out Election with respect to any adjustment that could result in an imputed underpayment (within the meaning of Code section 6225) (an βImputed Underpaymentβ). Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall not make any Push Out Election with respect to any taxable periods ending on or before the effective date of the SPAC Transaction, including the portion of any taxable period through the end of the effective date of the SPAC Transaction.
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(i) Imputed Underpayment Share. To the extent the Company is liable for any Imputed Underpayment, the Company shall determine the liability of the Members for a share of such Imputed Underpayment, taking into account the Membersβ Units and the status and actions of the Members (including those described in Code section 6225(c)) (such share, an βImputed Underpayment Shareβ).
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(ii) Payment of Imputed Underpayment Share. The Company may (A) require a Member who is liable for an Imputed Underpayment Share to pay the amount of its Imputed Underpayment Share to the Company within ten (10) days after the date on which the Company notifies the Member (and in the manner required by the notice) and/or (B) reduce future distributions to the Member, such that the amount determined under clauses (A) and (B) equals the Memberβs Imputed Underpayment Share, provided, however, that no Member shall have an obligation to make any contribution to the capital of the Company with respect to any Imputed Underpayment. If a Member fails to pay any amount that it is required to pay the Company in respect of an Imputed Underpayment Share within such ten (10) day period, that amount shall be treated as a loan to the Member, bearing interest at ten (10) percent annually (which interest shall increase the Memberβs Imputed Underpayment Share). Such loan shall be repayable upon demand by the Company. If the Member fails to repay the loan upon demand, the full balance of the loan shall be immediately due (including accrued but unpaid interest) and the Company shall have the right to collect the balance in any manner it determines, including by reducing future distributions to that Member; provided, however, that no Member may have any Imputed Underpayment Share treated as a loan to the extent it would violate Section 402 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002. Any Member not permitted to treat its Imputed Underpayment Share as a loan due to the provisions of the previous sentence shall pay any Imputed Underpayment Share within ten (10) days after the date of the notice referred to in the first sentence of this βSection 4.4(c)(ii) of this βAnnex C.
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Section 4.5 No Independent Actions or Inconsistent Positions. Except as required by Law or previously authorized in writing by the Company (which authorization may be withheld in the sole discretion of the Company), no Member shall (i) independently act with respect to tax matters (including, but not limited to, audits, litigation and controversies) affecting or arising from the Company, or (ii) treat any Company item inconsistently on such Memberβs income tax return with the treatment of the item on the Companyβs tax return and/or the Schedule K-1 (or other written information statement) provided to such Member. Solely to the extent required by Law, this βSection 4.5 of this βAnnex C shall not apply with respect to any βspecial enforcement matterβ described in Code section 6241(11).
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Section 4.6 United States Person. Except as permitted by the Company, each Member represents and covenants that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, it is and will at all times remain a βUnited States Person,β within the meaning of Code section 7701, or is a disregarded entity the assets of which are treated as owned by a United States Person under Treas. Reg. §§ 301.7701-1, 301.7701-2, and 301.7701-3.
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Section 4.7 State, Local, and Non-U.S. Tax Law. The provisions of this Agreement with respect to U.S. federal income tax shall apply, mutatis mutandis, with respect to any similar provisions of state, local, or non-U.S. tax law as determined by the Company.
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Section 4.8 Survival of Obligations. For purposes of this βArticle IV of this βAnnex C, the term βMemberβ shall include a former Member to the extent determined by the Company. The rights and obligations of each Member and former Member under this βArticle IV of this βAnnex C shall survive the Transfer by such Member of its Units (or withdrawal by a Member or redemption of a Memberβs Units) and the dissolution of the Company until ninety (90) days after the applicable statute of limitations. βSection 4.3 (Tax Representative), βSection 4.4 (Tax Audits), and this βSection 4.8 (Survival of Obligations) of this βAnnex C shall not be amended without the prior written consent of any Member or former Member that would be adversely impacted by such amendment.
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Section 4.9 Tax Classification. The parties intend that the Company shall be classified as a partnership for United States federal, state, and local tax purposes. The parties intend that the Subsidiaries of the Company currently classified either as disregarded entities or as partnerships for United States federal, state, and local tax purposes as of the date of this Agreement shall remain classified either as disregarded entities or as partnerships for United States federal, state, and local tax purposes. No Person shall take any action inconsistent with such classifications.
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Section 4.10 Withholding.
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(a) Withholding Generally. Each Member acknowledges and agrees that the Company may be required by Law to deduct and withhold taxes or to fulfill other similar obligations of such Member on any amount paid, distributed, disbursed, or allocated by the Company to that Member, including upon liquidation, and any transferee of a Memberβs interest or a Substituted Member shall, by reason of such Transfer or substitution, acknowledge, and agree to any such withholding by the Company, including withholding to discharge obligations of the Company with respect to prior distributions, allocations, or an Imputed Underpayment Share (to the extent not otherwise borne by the transferor Member pursuant to βSection 4.4 of this βAnnex C). All amounts withheld pursuant to this βSection 4.10 of this βAnnex C shall, except as otherwise determined by the Company pursuant to βSection 4.4(c)(ii) of this βAnnex C, be treated as amounts distributed to such Person pursuant to the provision of this Agreement that would have applied if such amount had actually been distributed.
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(b) Additional Provisions with Respect to a Transfer of Units. A Member transferring Units permitted by this Agreement shall, unless otherwise determined by the Company, (i) deliver to the Company, between ten (10) days and thirty (30) days before the Transfer, an affidavit of non-foreign status with respect to such transferor Member that satisfies the requirements of Code section 1446(f)(2) or other documentation establishing a valid exemption from withholding pursuant to Code section 1446(f) or (ii) ensure that, contemporaneously with the Transfer, the transferee of such interest properly withholds and remits to the IRS the amount of tax required to be withheld upon the Transfer by Code section 1446(f) (and promptly provide evidence to the Company of such withholding and remittance). If a Member transferring Units will not satisfy clause (i) in connection with any such Transfer unless the transferor Member and transferee of such interest shall agree to jointly and severally indemnify and hold harmless the Company against any loss (including taxes, interest, penalties, and any related expenses) arising out of any failure to comply with the provisions of this βSection 4.10(b) of this βAnnex C.
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(i) Withholding of Cash or Class A Common Stock Permitted. If (x) the Company or the Managing Member shall be required to withhold any amounts by reason of any federal, state, local, or non-U.S. tax laws or regulations in respect of any Exchange or (y) the applicable Member has unpaid amounts described in Section 4.4(c) of this Annex C, the Company, or the Managing Member, as the case may be, shall be entitled to take such action as it deems appropriate in order to ensure compliance with such withholding requirements or satisfy such payment obligations, including, at its option, withholding cash from the Cash Settlement or shares of Class A Common Stock with a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of any taxes that the Company or the Managing Member, as the case may be, may be required to withhold or the Member may be required to pay with respect to such Exchange. To the extent that amounts are (or property is) so withheld and, if required, paid over to the appropriate taxing authority, such withheld amounts (or property) shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid (or delivered) to the applicable Member.
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(ii) Notice of Withholding. If the Company or the Managing Member determines that any amounts by reason of any federal, state, local, or non-U.S. tax laws or regulations are required to be withheld in respect of any Exchange, the Company or the Managing Member, as the case may be, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly notify the Exchangeable Unit Member and shall consider in good faith any positions or alternative arrangements that such Member raises (reasonably in advance of the date on which the Company or the Managing Member believes withholding is required) as to why withholding is not required or that may avoid the need for such withholding, provided, that neither the Company nor the Managing Member is required to incur additional costs as a result of such obligation, and this βSection 4.10(c)(ii) of this βAnnex C shall not in any manner limit the authority of the Company or the Managing Member to withhold taxes with respect to an Exchangeable Unit Member pursuant to βSection 4.10(c)(i) of this βAnnex C.
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of Taxes by Exchangeable Unit Member. If, within the three-year period beginning at the start of the date of an Exchange, (i)
the Company or the Managing Member withholds or otherwise pays any amount on account of taxes in respect of exchanged Units, which
amount is attributable to the three-year period ending at the end of the date of such Exchange, and (ii) the Company, the Managing
Member or any person other than the applicable Exchangeable Unit Member otherwise would bear the economic burden of such withholding
or other payment (including by reason of such amount being treated as having been distributed to the Managing Member in respect of
the Exchangeable Units pursuant to βSection 4.10 of this βAnnex C), the Exchangeable Unit Member shall,
upon notice by the Company and/or the Managing Member, promptly reimburse the Company and/or the Managing Member for such amount;
provided, however, that the Exchangeable Unit Memberβs reimbursement obligation under this βSection 4.10(c)(iii)
of this βAnnex C shall not exceed the amount of cash and Fair Market Value (determined as of the date of receipt) of
other consideration received by the Exchangeable Unit Member in connection with such Exchange. Unless otherwise required by Law, any
amount paid by an Exchangeable Unit Member pursuant to this βSection 4.10(c)(iii) of this βAnnex C shall
be treated as an adjustment to the proceeds received by the Exchangeable Unit Member in respect of the applicable Exchange. The
Company and the Managing Member shall have the right to reduce any amounts due to such Exchangeable Unit Member from the Managing
Member or any of its Affiliates by the amount owed by such Exchangeable Unit Member under this βSection 4.10(c)(iii) of
this βAnnex C.
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ANNEX E: POLICY REGARDING EXCHANGES
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This Policy Regarding Exchanges (the βPolicyβ) of Rubicon Technologies Holdings, LLC (the βCompanyβ) sets forth certain rules applicable to the exchange of Exchangeable Units for shares of Class A Common Stock of Rubicon Technologies, Inc. (the βCommon Stockβ) and/or cash, at the option of the Managing Member (each, an βExchangeβ), pursuant to the Companyβs Eighth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement (the βAgreementβ). Capitalized terms that are not defined in this Policy have the meanings given to them in the Agreement. This Policy is made pursuant to, and supplements the provisions of, Article XI of the Agreement. Except as modified by the rules set forth in the Special Exchange Policy, this Policy shall apply to Special Exchanges.
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Article I
EXCHANGE DATES; PROVISIONS REGARDING EXCHANGEABLE AMOUNT
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Section 1.1 Quarterly Exchange Date. There shall be one (1) date per quarter of each Fiscal Year on which an Elective Exchange may occur (each, a βQuarterly Exchange Dateβ) for a holder of Exchangeable Units (each holder, an βExchanging Holderβ). The Quarterly Exchange Date for Exchanging Holders that are required to file reports pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act may be different than the Quarterly Exchange Date for Exchanging Holders that are not required to file reports pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to notify the applicable Exchanging Holders at least forty-five (45) days before a relevant Quarterly Exchange Date (such notice, a βQuarterly Exchange Date Noticeβ).
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ADDITIONAL RIGHTS TO EXCHANGE
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Section 2.1 Rights to Exchange.
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(a) Right to Exchange Before Certain Transactions. If the Company or the Managing Member consolidates, merges, combines or consummates any other transaction in which shares of Class A Common Stock are exchanged for or converted into other stock or securities, or the right to receive cash and/or any other property, no other provisions of this Policy shall limit the right of any Exchangeable Unit Member to effect an Elective Exchange in order to receive Class A Common Stock in advance of consummation of any such consolidation, merger or other such transaction unless in connection with any such consolidation, merger, combination or other transaction each Class B Unit shall be entitled to be exchanged for or converted into the stock, cash, securities or other property that such holder of a Class B Unit would have received had it exercised its right to Exchange pursuant to this Policy and received Class A Common Stock in exchange for its Class B Units immediately before such consolidation, merger, combination or other transaction (subject to any differences in the kind and amount of stock or securities, cash and/or any other property as are intended (as determined by the Company in good faith) to maintain the relative voting power of each share of Class V Common Stock relative to each share of Class A Common Stock in effect before such transaction). This Article II shall not apply to any action or transaction (including any consolidation, merger, or combination) approved by a Majority-in-Interest of the Members.
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ELECTIVE EXCHANGE NOTICE
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Section 3.1 Timing of Elective Exchange Notice.
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(a) Elective Exchange Notice. Each holder that elects to Exchange some or all of its Exchangeable Units must deliver notice of an election in respect of the Exchangeable Units to be exchanged (an βElective Exchange Noticeβ) to the Company, in a method determined by the Company at least thirty (30) days before the relevant Quarterly Exchange Date. The Company shall provide to each Exchangeable Unit Holder the form of Elective Exchange Notice and the means for delivery of that Elective Exchange Notice.
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(a) Ability to Retract; Retraction Deadline. If, at any time between the close of trading on the date of delivery of an Elective Exchange Notice and the close of trading on the date that is two (2) Business Days before the applicable effective date of such Elective Exchange (the βElective Exchange Dateβ), the reported closing trading price of a share of the Common Stock on the principal United States securities exchange or automated or electronic quotation system on which the Common Stock trades decreases by five (5) percent or more, an Exchanging Holder may retract its Elective Exchange Notice in whole (but not in part) by delivering a notice to the Company in a manner determined by the Company not later than the Retraction Deadline (a βRetraction Noticeβ and the Exchangeable Units that are the subject of the Retraction Notice, the βRetracted Unitsβ) not later than the close of trading on the date that is two (2) Business Days before the applicable Elective Exchange Date (the βRetraction Deadlineβ) pursuant to βSection 3.2(b). The Company shall have no obligation to notify the Exchanging Holders of any decrease in the Common Stock trading price. A Retraction Notice shall not be effective if the Exchanging Holder delivering the Retraction Notice has previously delivered a valid Retraction Notice with respect to any of the seven (7) immediately preceding Quarterly Exchange Dates.
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(b) Retraction Notice. An Exchanging Holderβs delivery of a Retraction Notice shall be irrevocable and shall terminate all of the Exchanging Holderβs, Companyβs, and Managing Memberβs rights and obligations with respect to the Retracted Units, and all actions taken to effect the Elective Exchange contemplated by that retracted Elective Exchange Notice shall be deemed rescinded and void with respect to the Retracted Units.
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OTHER RESTRICTIONS
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EXEMPTIONS FROM AND MODIFICATIONS TO POLICY
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The Company may, in its discretion and based on the advice of counsel (which may be external or internal counsel), consider and grant requests from holders of Exchangeable Units, including for (i) additional Exchange Dates, (ii) Exchanges of less than the Minimum Exchangeable Amount, (iii) Exchanges in excess of the Maximum Exchangeable Amount, (iv) an Exchange to be subject to one or more contingencies relating to the Company or the Managing Member, or (v) any other matter with respect to Exchanges (to the extent permitted by the Agreement and applicable Law). A holder of Exchangeable Units may request an exemption from this Policy by submitting a written request to the Company and following the delivery requirements set forth in βArticle III as if the written request were an Elective Exchange Notice.
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Article VI
MISCELLANEOUS
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Section 6.1 Continuing Application of Companyβs Policies and Securities Laws. Nothing in this Policy shall affect, and each holder of Exchangeable Units shall remain subject to, the Companyβs Policies, including those addressing xxxxxxx xxxxxxx and any other Company policies regarding trading or the holding of investments. All holders of Exchangeable Units shall comply with all applicable securities laws and rules.
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Section 6.2 Independent Nature of Rights and Obligations. Nothing in this Policy or in any other agreement or document or any action taken by any holder of Exchangeable Units shall be deemed to cause the holders of Exchangeable Units to have formed a partnership, association, joint venture, or any other kind of entity or create a presumption that the holders of Exchangeable Units are in any way acting in concert as a group.
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Section 6.3 Mandatory Exchanges. This Policy shall not apply to any Exchange of Exchangeable Units pursuant to a Mandatory Exchange, as described in, and pursuant to, the Agreement.
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Section 6.4 Notice Delivery Deadlines on Non-Business Days. If the date on or before which the Company or an Exchanging Holder is required to deliver a notice pursuant to this Policy is not a Business Day, then that notice will be deemed to be timely delivered on that date if that notice is received on the Business Day immediately following that date.
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Section 6.5 Notifications Under This Policy. The Company will be deemed to have satisfied any notification requirement in this Policy by making available such notification on any system accessible by Exchanging Holders.
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Section 6.6 Modification of Policy. The Company may modify this Policy at any time without notice. The Company will deliver or make available a copy of the revised Policy to the holders of Exchangeable Units at least forty-five (45) days before the next Quarterly Exchange Date.
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