AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT OF COLT DEFENSE LLC Dated as of June 12, 2003 REFLECTING THE AMENDMENTS ADOPTED as of July 9, 2007
Exhibit 3.1
EXECUTION COPY
AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED
LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT
LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT
OF
COLT DEFENSE LLC
Dated as of June 12, 2003
REFLECTING THE AMENDMENTS ADOPTED
as of July 9, 2007
AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED
LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT
OF
COLT DEFENSE LLC
LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT
OF
COLT DEFENSE LLC
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I. |
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Definitions |
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ARTICLE II. |
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Organization of the Company |
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2.1. Formation and Name of Company |
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2.2. Purpose |
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2.3. Registered Office; Registered Agent |
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2.4. Principal Place of Business |
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2.5. Term |
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ARTICLE III. |
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Members |
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3.1. Members |
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3.2. Voting Rights Generally |
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3.3. Meetings of Members |
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ARTICLE IV. |
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Units |
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4.1. Units Generally |
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4.2. Common Units |
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4.3. Certificates for Units |
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4.4. Warrants, Options, etc. |
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4.5. Pre-Emptive Rights |
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ARTICLE V. |
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Management |
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5.1. Management Generally |
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5.2. Authority of Governing Board |
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5.3. Number of Members of Governing Board |
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5.4. Election |
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5.5. Removal |
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5.6. Vacancies |
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5.7. Books |
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5.8. Compensation |
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5.9. Fundamental Transactions |
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5.10. Limitation on Liability of Members of Governing Board |
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5.11. Meetings of the Governing Board |
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5.12. Committees |
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5.13. Officers |
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5.14. Managers |
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ARTICLE VI. |
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Special Rights; Transfer Restrictions; etc. |
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6.1. Election of Members of Boards |
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6.2. [Reserved] |
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6.3. [Reserved] |
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6.4. Restrictions on Transfer and Issuance of Units, etc. |
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6.5. Co-Sale Right |
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ARTICLE VII. |
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Capital Contributions, Capital Accounts and Allocations |
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7.1. Initial Capital Contributions |
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7.2. Additional Capital Contributions |
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7.3. Capital Accounts |
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7.4. General Allocations |
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7.5. Special Allocations |
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7.6. Allocations for Tax Purposes |
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7.7. Determination by Governing Board of Certain Matters |
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7.8. Transfer of Units |
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ARTICLE VIII. |
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Distributions |
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8.1. Distributions |
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8.2. Minimum Distributions for Income Tax Purposes |
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ARTICLE IX. |
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Transfers of Interest; Admission of Additional Members |
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9.1. Transfer of Interests |
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9.2. Admission of Additional Members |
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9.3. Admission of Current Members |
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ARTICLE X. |
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Dissolution |
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10.1. Dissolution |
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10.2. Winding Up and Liquidation |
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10.3. Liabilities |
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10.4. Settling of Accounts |
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10.5. Distribution of Proceeds |
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10.6. Filing |
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10.7. No Restoration of Deficit Capital Account Balances |
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ARTICLE XI. |
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Tax Returns; Books and Records; Reports |
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11.1. Filing of Tax Returns |
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11.2. Tax Matters Partner |
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11.3. Annual Reports to Current and Former Members |
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11.4. Records to be Kept |
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11.5. Confidentiality |
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ARTICLE XII. |
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Indemnification |
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12.1. Right to Indemnification |
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12.2. Right to Advancement of Expenses |
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12.3. Right of Indemnitee to Bring Suit |
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12.4. Non-Exclusivity of Rights |
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12.5. Insurance |
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12.6. Indemnification of Employees and Agents of the Company |
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ARTICLE XIII. |
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Notices |
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13.1. Generally |
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13.2. When Deemed Given, etc. |
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13.3. Waiver |
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ARTICLE XIV. |
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Miscellaneous |
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14.1. General |
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14.2. Amendments and Waivers |
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14.3. Choice of Law |
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14.4. Headings |
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14.5. Pronouns |
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14.6. Entire Agreement |
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14.7. Third Parties |
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14.8. Severability |
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14.9. Effectiveness |
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14.10. Counterparts |
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14.11. Interpretation |
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AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED
LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT
OF
COLT DEFENSE LLC
LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT
OF
COLT DEFENSE LLC
AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT,
made and entered into as of the 12th day of June, 2003 and amended as of the 9th day of July,
2007, by and among Colt Defense Holding LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“C-Defense
Holding”), Colt Defense Employee Plan Holding Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Employee Plan
Holding”), Blackstone Mezzanine Partners II — A L.P. (“BMP”) and Blackstone Mezzanine Holdings II
USS L.P., Delaware limited partnerships (collectively, “Blackstone”), and Colt Defense LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”). Certain capitalized terms used in this
Agreement have the respective meaning ascribed thereto in Article I.
Recitals.
The Company was formed as a limited liability company under the Act by the filing on
September 18, 2002 of the initial Certificate of Formation in the office of the Secretary of State
of Delaware.
The initial member of the Company had executed a limited liability company agreement, dated
as of November 1, 2002.
The initial member of the Company and the Company had completed a series of transactions
pursuant to which as of June 11, 2003 the Company succeeded to the defense related business of
Colt Manufacturing Company, Inc. (now a limited liability company known as Colt’s Manufacturing
Company LLC, “CMC”).
On June 12, 2003, certain members and former members of the Company entered into an Amended
and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement (the “First Amended Agreement”) that provided for
the establishment of designated series of limited liability company interests in the Company and
warrants and options in connection with the purchase of limited liability company interests in the
Company and, in a partial liquidation, for the distribution of all of the issued and outstanding
limited liability company interests in the Company to the holders of the outstanding common stock
of New Colt Holding Corp., a Delaware corporation (“New Colt”), or their designees, for the
distribution of certain such outstanding warrants to the holders of the outstanding warrants of
New Colt or their designees, and for the distribution of certain such outstanding options to the
holders of the outstanding options of New Colt or their designees, all as further provided in the
First Amended Agreement and the Distribution Agreement.
On even date of this amendment, Blackstone purchased from the Company, pursuant to the terms
and conditions of the Blackstone Purchase Agreement, Common Units that represent, as of the date
hereof, 331/3% of the aggregate limited liability company interests in the Company on a fully
diluted basis.
The parties hereto desire to amend the First Amended Agreement and to set out in this
Agreement (as amended) their respective rights, obligations and duties with respect to the Company
and its business, management and operations.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the terms, covenants and conditions contained herein, the
parties hereby agree that the First Amended Agreement (and that such amendment is permitted in
accordance with Section 14.2 of the First Amended Agreement) is hereby amended in its entirety to
read as follows, and further hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I.
Definitions
For purposes of this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires:
“Act” means the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, as amended from time to time, or any
corresponding provision or provisions of any succeeding or successor law of the State of Delaware.
“Additional Sale Notice” is defined in Section 6.4.3(c).
“Adjusted Capital Account” means, with respect to any Member, the balance in such Member’s
Capital Account as of the end of the relevant Fiscal Year, after giving effect to the following
adjustments:
(i) Credit to such Capital Account any amounts which such Member is obligated to restore or
is deemed to be obligated to restore pursuant to the penultimate sentences of Regulations §§
1.704-2(g)(1) and 1.704-2(i)(5); and
(ii) Debit to such Capital Account the items described in Regulations §§
1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) and (6).
The foregoing definition of Adjusted Capital Account is intended to comply with the
provisions of Regulations § 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.
“Adjusted EBITDA” shall have the meaning ascribed to the term “Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA”
in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of the date of this amendment to the
Agreement, by and among the Company, the subsidiaries of the Company identified therein, Bank of
America, N.A., and the other parties named therein (the “Senior Credit Facility”).
“Affiliate” means, as to any holder of Equity Securities, (i) the partners, retired partners,
directors and officers, as the case may be, of such holder, (ii) the partners of any of the
parties referred to in the foregoing clause of this definition, (iii) any corporation, limited
liability company or partnership controlled by such holder or by any of the parties referred to in
the foregoing clauses of this definition, and (iv) any other party that directly, or indirectly
through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control
with, any holder of Equity Securities.
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“Agreement” means this Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement, as amended,
modified or supplemented from time to time.
“Applicable Board” means, (i) in the case of the Company, the Governing Board, and (ii) in
the case of any subsidiary of the Company, the governing board, board of directors or other
similar governing body of such subsidiary.
“Bankruptcy Code” means the United States Bankruptcy Code (Title 11, U.S.C.), as amended.
“Bankruptcy Event” means any of the following events: (i) filing any voluntary petition in
bankruptcy pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries;
(ii) not defending, or to the extent permitted under applicable law, objecting to or seeking the
dismissal of the filing of any involuntary petition under the Bankruptcy Code against the Company
or any of its subsidiaries; (iii) filing of any petition with respect to the Company or any of its
subsidiaries seeking reorganization or relief under any applicable law relating to bankruptcy or
insolvency; (iv) not objecting to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee,
sequestrator (or other similar official) of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or a
substantial part of their respective assets; (v) making any assignment with respect to the Company
or any of its subsidiaries for the benefit of creditors; or (vi) taking of any action by the
Company or any of its subsidiaries in furtherance of any such action described in this definition.
“Blackstone” is defined in the Recitals.
“Blackstone Board Designee” is defined in Section 6.1.1.
“Blackstone Group” means Blackstone together with each of its Affiliates (to the extent that
BMP or an investment advisor under common control with BMP retains voting control over the Units
held by such Affiliate).
“Blackstone Minimum Sale Conditions” means that, in connection with a Company Sale, the
proceeds (including only cash and the Fair Market Value of Market Securities) distributed in
respect of each Common Unit originally issued pursuant to the Blackstone Purchase Agreement
together with all prior distributions of cash and the Fair Market Value of Market Securities (in
each case, other than tax distributions pursuant to Section 8.2) made by the Company in respect of
such Units are: (i) if the Company Sale is consummated prior to the date that is four years after
the date of this Agreement, at least $1,309.136 per Common Unit; or (ii) if the Company Sale is
consummated on or after the date that is four years after the date of this Agreement, at least
$1,636.420 per Common Unit (provided that such amounts shall be equitably adjusted to account for
any distributions of Units on the Common Units or any subdivision or reclassification of such
Common Units).
“Blackstone Ownership Period” means the period of time beginning on the date of this
Agreement and ending on the date that the Blackstone Group ceases to own at least 22,839.488 of
the Common Units originally issued pursuant to the Blackstone Purchase Agreement, as equitably
adjusted for any distributions of Units on the Common Units or subdivision or reclassification of
such Common Units.
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“Blackstone Purchase Agreement” means that certain Unit Purchase Agreement, dated as of even
date of this Agreement, by and among Blackstone and the Company providing for, among other
matters, the issuance and sale by the Company of 45,678.975 Common Units for an aggregate cash
purchase price of $29,900,000.
“BMP” is defined in the Recitals.
“Bona Fide Offer” is defined in Section 6.4.3(a).
“Capital Account” means the Capital Account maintained for each Member pursuant to Section
7.3.
“Capital Contribution(s)” means the aggregate of all contributions made by the Member to the
Company. Any reference to the Capital Contribution of a then Member shall include a Capital
Contribution previously made by any prior Member with respect to the Interest of such then Member.
“C-Defense Holding” is defined in the introductory paragraph.
“Certificate of Formation” means the Certificate of Formation of the Company, as filed with
the Secretary of the State, as amended from time to time.
“CMC” is defined in the Recitals.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
“Colt Designee” is defined in Section 6.1.1.
“Common Member” means a Member that holds one or more Common Units.
“Common Units” is defined in Section 4.1.
“Company” is defined in the introductory paragraph.
“Company Minimum Gain” has the meaning set forth in Regulations §§ 1.704-2(d), but
substituting the term “Company” for the term “partnership” as the context requires.
“Company Sale” means either a transaction or series of related transactions with a Person or
Persons acting as a group or in concert that, in either case, is not a Member or an Affiliate of
any Member (or including any Person that is a Member or an Affiliate of a Member), pursuant to
which such Person or Persons acquire: (i) all or substantially all of the equity securities of the
Company, or (ii) all or substantially all of the Company’s assets determined on a consolidated
basis (in any case, whether by merger, consolidation, sale, exchange, issuance, transfer or
redemption of the Company’s equity securities, by sale, exchange or transfer of the Company’s
consolidated assets, or otherwise); provided, that a Company Sale shall not include a transaction
whereby the equity interests of the Company are exchanged for the securities of a corporation
(through a merger, securities exchange or otherwise) in connection with an initial public offering
of such securities.
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“Co-Sale Right” is defined in Section 6.5.
“Distribution Agreement” means the Distribution Agreement, dated as of even date of the First
Amended Agreement, among New Colt and the other parties named therein.
“Distribution Date” is defined in Section 10.3.
“Drag-Along Notice” is defined in Section 6.4.4(a).
“Drag-Along Pro Rata Portion” is defined-in Section 6.4.4(a).
“Drag-Along Sale” is defined in Section 6.4.4(a).
“Drag-Along Sale Price” is defined in Section 6.4.4(a).
“Drag-Along Sellers” is defined in Section 6.4.4(a).
“Employee Plan” means the New Colt Holding Corp. Employee Stock Ownership Plan & Trust, as
amended from time to time.
“Employee Plan Holding” is defined in the introductory paragraph.
“entire Governing Board” is defined in Section 5.3.
“Equity Equivalents” is defined in Section 4.5.1.
“Equity Security” means any limited liability company interests (including, without
limitation, the Units), capital stock or other similar equity security of the Company or any
subsidiary, as the case may be, whether now authorized or not, and rights, options, warrants or
rights to purchase any such limited liability company interests, capital stock or other similar
securities or any other Equity Security, and securities of any type whatsoever that are, or may
become, directly or indirectly convertible into any such limited liability company interests or
capital stock or any other Equity Security.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor federal
statute and the rules and regulations thereunder, and as the same shall be in effect from time to
time.
“Fair Market Value” means, with respect to any asset, as of the date of determination, the
cash price at which a willing seller would sell and a willing buyer would buy such asset in a
transaction negotiated at arm’s length, each being apprised of and considering all relevant facts,
circumstances and factors, and neither acting under compulsion, with the parties being
unaffiliated third parties acting without time constraints, as determined in good faith by the
Governing Board; provided, that any Market Securities shall be valued at the average of the sale or
closing bid prices as reported for composite transactions during the ten (10) consecutive trading
days preceding the trading day immediately prior to the date of valuation.
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“Fiscal Year” means the calendar year. Fiscal Year shall also be the Company’s taxable year.
“First Union Designee” is defined in Section 6.1.1(b).
“Governing Board” is defined in Section 5.1.
“Gross Income” means all items of income and gain that are included in the definition of Net
Income and Net Loss.
“Initiating Sellers” is defined in Section 6.4.4(a).
“Interests” means the entire ownership interest of the Members in the Company.
“Investors” means each Person who acquires, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement,
Units originally issued to Blackstone.
“Joinder” is defined in Section 6.4.1(a).
“Liquidator” is defined in Section 10.2.
“Majority in Interest of the Members” means the Members holding Units representing more than
50% of the aggregate number of all outstanding Units.
“Market Securities” means securities that (i) are of a class of securities listed on a
national or recognized international stock exchange; (ii) constitute, in the aggregate, not more
than 5% of the outstanding securities of such class; (iii) are eligible for immediate sale by the
recipient thereof pursuant to a registration statement effective under the Securities Act, Rule
144(k) under the Securities Act or other similar provision then in force; and (iv) are otherwise
freely tradable by the recipient without restriction under applicable federal and state securities
and are not subject to any “lock-up” or other contractual restriction on transfer.
“Members” means the members of the Company.
“Mezzanine Notes” means the aggregate amount of $56,000,000 of Senior Subordinated Notes due
2015 issued by the Company on the date of this Agreement.
“Net Income and Net Loss” mean, respectively, an amount equal to the Company’s taxable income
or loss, for federal income tax purposes, determined in accordance with Section 703(a) of the Code
(for this purpose, all items of income, gain, loss or deduction required to be stated separately
pursuant to Section 703(a)(1) of the Code shall be included in taxable income or loss), with the
following adjustments: (1) any income of the Company that is exempt from federal income tax and not
otherwise taken into account in computing Net Income or Net Loss pursuant hereto shall be included
in income; (2) any expenditures of the Company described in Section 705(a)(2)(B) of the Code or
treated as Section 705(a)(2)(B) of the Code expenditures pursuant to Regulations §
1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(i) and not otherwise taken into account in computing Net Income or Net Loss
pursuant hereto, shall be deducted from income; (3) income, gain, loss and deduction of the Company
shall be computed (i) as if the Company had purchased
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any property contributed by a Member on the date of such contribution at a price equal to its Fair
Market Value on such date, and (ii) as if the Company had sold any property distributed to a
Member on the date of such distribution at a price equal to its Fair Market Value on such date;
(4) in the event that the carrying value of a Company asset is adjusted pursuant to, or as
permitted by, Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f), the gain or loss that would result if such
adjustment were an actual sale or exchange of such asset shall be included as gain or loss; and
(5) except as otherwise provided in Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m), any adjustment
pursuant to Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m) shall be treated as a gain or loss upon the
sale or exchange of a Company asset.
“New Colt” is defined in the introductory paragraph.
“Nonrecourse Deductions” has the meaning set forth in Regulations § 1.704-2(b)(1).
“Offer Price” is defined in Section 6.4.3(a).
“Offered Securities” is defined in Section 6.4.3(a).
“Organizer” means the Person who executed the initial Certificate of Formation.
“Permitted Issuance” means (i) the issuance of Equity Equivalents as a unit dividend or other
distribution or upon any subdivision, split or combination of all of the outstanding Units; (ii)
the issuance of Equity Equivalents upon conversion, exchange or redemption of any convertible or
exchangeable securities outstanding on the date hereof or which were issued in compliance with
Section 4.5; (iii) the issuance of Equity Equivalents to acquire Common Units to any employee,
consultant or board member of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (in each case, other than
Sciens or Blackstone or their respective Affiliates or employees) pursuant to any equity incentive
plan approved and adopted by the Governing Board (provided, that the aggregate of all such
issuances as of the time of determination (including the proposed issuance) shall not exceed
13,703.693 Common Units (as equitably adjusted for any distributions of Units on the Common Units
or subdivision or reclassification of such Common Units); (iv) the issuance to any Person that is
not a Member of an Affiliate of a Member of Equity Equivalents as consideration (whether partial or
otherwise) for the purchase by the Company or any of its subsidiaries of assets, stock or other
equity securities of any Person, whether in a merger, acquisition, joint venture or otherwise; (v)
the issuance of Equity Equivalents by any of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries to the Company
or any other wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and (vi) the issuance of any Equity Equivalents
to financial institutions, banks or equipment lessors (in each case, other than Sciens or
Blackstone or their respective Affiliates), in connection with bona fide loans from them to the
Company or its subsidiaries.
“Person” means any natural person, partnership, joint venture, association, corporation,
limited liability company, trust or other entity.
“Preferred Units” is defined in Section 4.1.
“Prospective Buyer Notice” is defined in Section 6.4.3(c).
“Prospective Buyers” is defined in Section 6.4.3(a).
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“Qualified Public Offering” means an underwritten sale to the public of the Company’s (or its
successor’s) equity securities pursuant to an effective registration statement filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on Form S-1 (or any successor form) which results in gross
proceeds to the Company and/or selling stockholders of at least $75,000,000 and in which the
managing underwriter is a nationally recognized investment banking firm; provided that a Qualified
Public Offering shall not include any issuance of equity securities in any merger or other business
combination, and shall not include any registration of the issuance of securities to existing
securityholders or employees of the Company and its subsidiaries on Form S-4 or Form S-8 (or any
successor form).
“Regulations” means the regulations (including, without limitation, any temporary
regulations) issued under the Code by the Department of the Treasury, as they may be amended from
time to time, or any applicable successor regulations. Reference herein to any particular Section
of the Regulations shall be deemed to refer to the corresponding provision of any applicable
successor regulations.
“Remaining Securities” is defined in Section 6.4.3(c).
“Reporting Company” means an issuer that has become a reporting company pursuant to Section
12 or Section 15 of the Exchange Act as a result of an underwritten sale to the public of the
Company’s (or its successor’s) Equity Securities pursuant to an effective registration statement
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form S-1 (or any successor form) (other than
any issuance of equity securities in any merger or other business combination).
“Sale” means, as to any Equity Securities, to sell, or in any other way directly or indirectly
transfer, assign, distribute, encumber or otherwise dispose of any such Equity Securities, either
voluntarily or involuntarily; provided, that with respect to any member of the Blackstone Group;
any transfer or other disposition of any direct or indirect interest in such member of the
Blackstone Group shall not be deemed to be a Sale of Equity Securities for purposes of this
Agreement.
“Sale Notice” is defined in Section 6.4.3(a).
“Sciens” means Sciens Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
“Sciens Group” means Sciens together with each of its Affiliates (to the extent that Sciens or
an investment advisor under common control with Sciens retains voting control over the Units held
by such Affiliate).
“Sciens Ownership Period” means the period of time beginning on the date of this Agreement
and ending on the date that the Sciens Group ceases to own at least 22,839.488 Common Units
beneficially owned by the Sciens Group as of the date hereof, as equitably adjusted for any
distributions of Units on the Common Units or subdivision or reclassification of such Common
Units.
“Second Union Designee” is defined in Section 6.1.1(b).
“Secretary of the State” means the Secretary of the State of the State of Delaware.
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“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Selling Holder” is defined in Section 6.4.3(a).
“Single Union Designee” is defined in Section 6.1.1(b).
“Tag-Along Holder” is defined in Section 6.4.5(a).
“Tag-Along Notice” is defined in Section 6.4.5(a).
“Tag-Along Notice Period” is defined in Section 6.4.5(a).
“Tag-Along Price” is defined in Section 6.4.5(a).
“Tag-Along Pro Rata Portion” is defined in Section 6.4.5(a).
“Tag-Along Rights” is defined in Section 6.4.5(a).
“Tag-Along Sale” is defined in Section 6.4.5(a).
“Tax Exempt Member” means a Member who is not subject to Federal income tax on income
allocated to such Member by the Company.
“Tax Matters Partner” is defined in Section 11.2.
“Third Party” is defined in Section 6.4.3(a).
“Union” means the International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement
Workers of America.
“Units” is defined in Section 4.1.
ARTICLE II.
Organization of the Company
2.1. Formation and Name of Company. The Company was formed on September 18, 2002. The
Organizer has no further rights, obligations or duties in such capacity with respect to the
Company. The Governing Board may from time to time cause an authorized Person to further execute,
and shall cause the filing or recording with the proper offices of, any other certificates or
instruments required by any limited liability company act, fictitious name act or similar statute
in effect from time to time.
2.2. Purpose. The purpose of the Company is to engage in any lawful act or activity
for which limited liability companies may be formed under the Act.
2.3. Registered Office; Registered Agent. (a) The registered office of the Company in
the State of Delaware shall be located at Corporation Service Company, 0000 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxx,
Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, and the Company’s registered agent at such address for
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service of process is Corporation Service Company; and (b) the registered office(s) in the
state(s) in which the Company does business shall be established by the Governing Board.
2.4. Principal Place of Business. The principal place of business of the Company is
000 Xxx Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000, or such other place as from time to time may be
designated by the Governing Board.
2.5. Term. The term of the Company commenced upon the filing of the Certificate of
Formation with the Secretary of the State. The existence of the Company shall be perpetual unless
the Company is earlier dissolved in accordance with either the provisions of this Agreement or the
Act.
ARTICLE III.
Members
3.1. Members. The Persons that on the date of this Agreement are Members of the
Company are listed on Schedule 1. Each such Person shall continue to be a Member until it
ceases to be a Member in accordance with the Act or this Agreement. A Person shall not cease to be
a Member as a result of the occurrence with respect to such Person of any of the events described
in Section 18-304 of the Act (Events of Bankruptcy).
3.2. Voting Rights Generally. Except as otherwise provided by the Act or this
Agreement, including, without limitation, Section 5.6, Section 5.9, Section 6.1, and Section 6.5,
the Members shall not participate in any way in the control or management of the business of the
Company. The Members are not agents of the Company and do not have the authority to act for, or
bind, the Company in any matter. Written consent signed by a Majority in Interest of the Members
(or such other percent as may be required under the Act or this Agreement) shall be deemed
effective as the vote or consent of the Members when the vote or consent of the Members is required
under this Agreement.
3.3. Meetings of Members.
3.3.1 All meetings of Members shall be held at the registered office of the Company, or at
such other place (within or without the State of Delaware) as may be fixed from time to time by
the Governing Board.
3.3.2 Annual meetings of Members shall be held at such place (within or without the State of
Delaware), date and hour as shall be designated in the notice thereof, except that no annual
meeting need be held if all actions required by the Act and this Agreement to be taken at a annual
meeting of Members are taken by written consent in lieu of a meeting pursuant to Section 3.3.7. At
each annual meeting of Members, the Members will elect members of the Governing Board and transact
such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting.
3.3.3 Special meetings of Members may be called at any time for any purpose or purposes by
the Governing Board or by the President, and must be called by the President or the Secretary upon
the written request of a majority of the members of the Governing Board or
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upon the written request of the Majority in Interest of the Members. Each written request must
state the time, place and purpose or purposes of the proposed meeting. A special meeting of
Members called by the Governing Board or the President, other than one required to be called by
reason of a written request of Members, may be cancelled by the Governing Board at any time not
less than one (1) Business Day prior to the scheduled date of the meeting.
3.3.4 Written notice of each annual or special meeting of Members, stating the date, time and
place of the meeting and the matters to be voted upon at it, must be given in the manner set forth
in ARTICLE XIII. Unless otherwise required by law, such notice shall be given not less than ten
nor more than 60 days before the date of the meeting, to each Member entitled to vote at the
meeting.
3.3.5 Except as otherwise required by law or this Agreement, the presence in person or by
proxy of holders of a majority of the Units entitled to vote at a meeting of Members will be
necessary, and shall constitute a quorum, for the transaction of business at such meeting. If a
quorum is not present or represented by proxy at any meeting of Members, the holders of a majority
of the Units entitled to vote at the meeting who are present in person or represented by proxy may
adjourn the meeting from time to time until a quorum is present. An adjourned meeting may be held
later without notice other than announcement at the meeting, except that if the adjournment is for
more than 30 days, or if after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned
meeting, notice of the adjourned meeting must be given in the manner set forth in ARTICLE XIII to
each Member of record entitled to vote at the adjourned meeting.
3.3.6 At any meeting of Members each Member having the right to vote shall be entitled to vote
in person or by proxy. Except as otherwise provided by law or in this Agreement, each Member shall
be entitled to one vote for each Unit entitled to vote standing in the Member’s name on the books
of the Company. All elections will be determined by plurality votes. Except as otherwise provided
by law or in this Agreement, any other matter will be determined by the vote of a majority of the
Units that are voted with regard to it at a meeting where a valid quorum is present.
3.3.7 Whenever the vote of Members at a meeting is required or permitted in connection with
any Company action, the meeting and vote may be dispensed with if the action taken has the valid
written consent of the Members having at least the minimum number of votes required to authorize
the action at a meeting at which all Members entitled to vote were present and voted.
ARTICLE IV.
Units
4.1. Units Generally. The Interests in the Company shall be issued as units of limited
liability company interest (the “Units”). Except as otherwise provided herein, the Company may
issue fractional Units and Members may transfer fractional Units to the extent transfers are
permitted hereunder. Subject to the provisions of the Act and this Agreement, the Units may be
issued in series each having separate rights, powers or duties appurtenant thereto. The total
number of Units of all series that the Company has authority to issue is 1,250,000, consisting of
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1,000,000 Common Units (“Common Units”), as further described below in Section 4.2, and 250,000
Preferred Units (the “Preferred Units”), 250,000 of which are on the date of this amendment
undesignated.
4.1.1 Preferred Units Generally. The Governing Board is hereby expressly authorized,
by resolution or resolutions, to provide, out of the authorized undesignated Preferred Units, for
one or more series of Preferred Units, and before any Units of any such series are issued, the
Governing Board shall fix, and hereby is expressly empowered to fix by resolution or resolutions,
the designations, rights, preferences and powers, including, without limitation, voting powers of
such series,
4.1.2 Securities — Article 8 Opt In. Each of the Units shall be a security governed
by Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of Delaware.
4.2. Common Units.
4.2.1 Outstanding Units. The number of issued and outstanding Units as of the date of
this Agreement are reflected in Schedule 1. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the
Company may issue additional Common Units from time to time (including, without limitation, upon
the exercise or conversion of any warrants or options for Common Units or securities convertible
into Common Units that the Company may issue), on such terms and conditions as the Governing Board
may determine, within the aggregate number of authorized Common Units,
4.2.2 Voting. Except as may be otherwise provided in this Agreement or by law, the
holders of Common Units shall be entitled to one vote for each Common Unit so held with respect to
each matter voted on by the Members of the Company, including, without limitation, the election of
members of the Governing Board.
4.2.3 Liquidation Rights. Subject to the prior and superior rights, if any, of the
holders of Preferred Units, upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the
Company, the holders of Common Units shall be entitled to receive all remaining assets of the
Company. Such assets shall be distributed ratably among the holders of Common Units on the basis of
the number of Common Units held by each of them.
4.2.4 Distributions. Distributions may be paid on the Common Units if, as and when
declared by the Governing Board, subject, however, to the prior and superior rights, if any, of
the holders of Preferred Units. Such distributions shall be made ratably among the holders of
Common Units on the basis of the number of Common Units held by each of them.
4.2.5 Units Calculations. In making any calculations with respect to holdings or
ownership of the Common Units, the Company’s records of Units shall be conclusive evidence of such
holdings and ownership, absent manifest error.
4.3. Certificates for Units.
4.3.1 The Units will be represented by certificates, in such form as the Governing Board may
from time to time prescribe, signed by the President or a Vice-President and by the Treasurer or an
Assistant Treasurer, or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary.
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4.3.2 Any or all signatures upon a certificate may be a facsimile. Even if an officer,
transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a
certificate ceases to be that officer, transfer agent or registrar before the certificate is
issued, that certificate may be issued by the Company with the same effect as if he or it were
that officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.
4.3.3 The Governing Board may direct that a new certificate be issued in place of any
certificate issued by the Company that is alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed. When
doing so, the Governing Board may prescribe such terms and conditions precedent to the issuance of
the new certificate as it deems expedient, and may require a bond sufficient to indemnify the
Company against any claim that may be made against it with regard to the allegedly lost, stolen or
destroyed certificate or the issuance of the new certificate.
4.3.4 The Company or a transfer agent of the Company, upon surrender to it of a certificate
representing Units, duly endorsed or accompanied by proper evidence of lawful succession,
assignment or authority to transfer, shall issue a new certificate to the Person entitled thereto,
and shall cancel the old certificate and record the transaction upon the books of the Company.
4.3.5 The Governing Board may fix a date as the record date for determination of the Members
entitled (i) to notice of or to vote at any meeting of Members, (ii) to express consent to, or
dissent from, company action in writing without a meeting, or (iii) to receive payment of any
regular or special distribution or other distribution or allotment of any rights or to take or be
the subject of any other action. The record date must be on or after the date on which the
Governing Board adopts the resolution fixing the record date and in the case of (i) must be not
less than ten nor more than 60 days before the date of the meeting, in the case of (ii) must be
not more than ten days after the date on which the Governing Board fixes the record date, and in
the case of (iii) must be not more than 60 days prior to the proposed action. If no record date is
fixed, the record date will be the date ten days before the date of the meeting. A
determination-of Members entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of Members that has been
made as provided in this Section will apply to any adjournment of the meeting, unless the
Governing Board fixes a new record date for the adjourned meeting.
4.3.6 The Company shall for all purposes be entitled to treat a Person registered on its books
as the owner of Units as the owner of those Units, with the exclusive right, among other things, to
receive distributions and to vote with regard to those Units, and the Company shall be entitled to
hold a Person registered on its books as the owner of Units liable for calls and assessments, if
any may legally be made, and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or
interest in Units on the part of any other Person, whether or not the Company has notice of the
claim or interest of the other Person, except as otherwise provided by the laws of Delaware.
4.4. Warrants, Options, etc. The Company shall, subject to Section 5.9, issue
options, warrants or rights to purchase any such limited liability company interests in the
Company, capital stock or other similar securities on such terms and conditions as from time to
time determined by the Governing Board. The Company shall maintain a register of all outstanding
options, warrants or rights to purchase any such limited liability company interests in the
Company, capital
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stock or other similar securities, which register shall list the name and address of the holder of
such securities, the current exercise or conversion price, the expiration date of such security,
the date that such security was granted or issued and, as of each Fiscal Year, the amount of Units
that the holder has the right to purchase as of such date upon the exercise or conversion thereof.
4.5. Pre-Emptive Rights.
4.5.1 If, at any time after the date hereof and prior to a Qualified Public Offering, the
Company or any of its subsidiaries authorizes the issuance of any equity securities or any options,
warrants or other rights to acquire equity securities or any notes or other debt securities
convertible into or exchangeable for equity securities, other than any Permitted Issuance or in
connection with a Qualified Public Offering (all such equity securities and other rights and
securities, collectively, the “Equity Equivalents”) to any Person or Persons, the Company shall
promptly deliver a notice of intention to sell or otherwise issue (the “Company’s Notice of
Intention to Sell”) to each Member (the “Offerees”) setting forth a description and the number of
the Equity Equivalents and any other securities proposed to be issued and the proposed purchase
price (which shall be for cash in U.S. dollars) and terms of sale. Upon receipt of the Company’s
Notice of Intention to Sell, each Offeree shall have the right to elect to purchase, at the price
and on the terms stated in the Company’s Notice of Intention to Sell, a number of the Equity
Equivalents equal to the product of (i) the percentage determined by dividing (A) the number of
Common Units then owned by such Offeree by (B) the number of Common Units then outstanding at such
time multiplied by (ii) the number of Equity Equivalents proposed to be issued (as described in the
applicable Company’s Notice of Intention to Sell). If the Company is issuing Equity Equivalents in
connection with the issuance of any debt or other equity securities of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries (other than in a Permitted Issuance), then any Offeree who elects to purchase such
Equity Equivalents pursuant to this Section 4.5 must also purchase a corresponding proportion of
such other debt or equity securities, all at the proposed purchase price and on terms of sale as
specified in the applicable Company’s Notice of Intention to Sell.
4.5.2 Such election shall be made by the electing Offeree by written notice to the Company
within ten (10) business days after delivery to such Offeree of the Company’s Notice of Intention
to Sell (the “Acceptance Period”). If all of the Equity Equivalents available for purchase by the
Offerees are not fully subscribed by such Offerees, then the remaining Equity Equivalents so
available shall be reoffered (until no Offeree elects to purchase any more Equity Equivalents or
until all available Equity Equivalents have been subscribed for) by the Company to the Offerees
purchasing their full allotment upon the terms set forth in this Section 4.5, except that such
Offerees must exercise such purchase rights within three (3) business days after receipt of such
reoffer.
4.5.3 If, after the reoffering provisions of Section 4.5.2, all of the Equity Equivalents
available for purchase by the Offerees are not fully subscribed by such Offerees, then the Company
or the applicable subsidiary may, at their election, either:
(a) during a period of 90 days following the expiration of the applicable Acceptance
Period, issue and sell the remaining Equity Equivalents to be issued and sold to any Person
at a price that is equal to or greater than 95% of the price stated in the applicable
Company’s Notice of Intention to Sell (provided, that any purchasing Offeree shall
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be entitled to the same price) and upon other terms not more favorable in the aggregate to
such Person than those stated in the applicable Company’s Notice of Intention to Sell; or
(b) not issue and sell any of the Equity Equivalents described in the Company’s Notice
of Intention to any of the Offerees and, instead, proceed with the offering of the Equity
Equivalents on the terms and conditions described in the applicable Company’s Notice of
Intention to Sell; provided, that no purchaser in such transaction is a Member or an
Affiliate of a Member and that the Company used reasonable efforts to permit those Offerees
who so elected to participate in the issuance; provided, further, that such offering must
be at the price set forth in, and upon other terms and conditions not more favorable in the
aggregate to such Person than those stated in, the applicable Company’s Notice of Intention
to Sell and the offering and sale must be completed within 90 days.
4.5.4 The Company and its subsidiaries shall not thereafter issue or sell any Equity
Equivalents covered by a Company’s Notice of Intention to Sell that were not sold by them within
the applicable 90-day period without first offering such Equity Equivalents to each Offeree in the
manner provided in this Section 4.5. The failure by an Offeree to elect to purchase with respect to
one issuance and sale of Equity Equivalents shall not affect its right to purchase Equity
Equivalents in any subsequent offering, sale and purchase.
ARTICLE V.
Management
5.1. Management Generally. Subject to the provisions of the Act and any limitations
in this Agreement, the management of the Company shall be exclusively vested in a governing board
(the “Governing Board”), which, unless otherwise specified in this Agreement (including, without
limitation, Section 6.1.1), shall act by majority decision of its members.
5.2. Authority of Governing Board. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement,
including, without limitation, Sections 5.6, 5.9, 6.1, and 6.5, the Governing Board shall
exclusively manage and control the business and affairs of the Company, including making such
policy, rules and regulations not inconsistent with law, with the Certificate of Formation or with
this Agreement.
5.3. Number of Members of Governing Board. The number of members of the Governing
Board that shall constitute the entire Governing Board will be such number, not to exceed twelve,
as shall be determined by the Governing Board from time to time. Until further action by the
Governing Board, the number of members of the Governing Board that will constitute the entire
Governing Board will be eight, plus such additional members of the Governing Board designated by
the Union pursuant to Section 6.1.1(b). As used in this Agreement, the term “entire Governing
Board” means the total number of members of the Governing Board that the Company would have if
there were no vacancies. The members of the Governing Board as of the date of this Agreement are:
(i) the following, each as a Colt Designee: Lt. Gen. Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, Gen. the Xxxx Xxxxxxx of
Craigiebank, Xxxx X. Xxxxx, Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Gen. Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxx III; (ii) the
following: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx (as the First Union Designee), Xxxxxx Xxxxxx (as the Second Union
Designee); and
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxx (as the Second Union Designee); and (iii) the following, each as Blackstone Board
Designee: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx and Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx.
5.4. Election. Subject to the provisions of Section 6.1, the members of the Governing
Board will be elected at each annual meeting of Members or by written consent of the Members in
accordance with Section 3.2 in lieu of such a meeting. The members of the Governing Board need not
be elected by written ballot. Except as otherwise provided by law or this Agreement, each member
of the Governing Board elected will serve until the next succeeding annual meeting of Members and
until his successor is elected and qualified.
5.5. Removal. Any of the members of the Governing Board may be removed for cause by
vote of a majority of the entire Governing Board, excluding the member of the Governing Board then
being voted upon. Unless otherwise provided for in this Agreement, including, without limitation,
Section 6.1, any or all of the members of the Governing Board may be removed for cause or without
cause by vote of a Majority in Interest of the Members.
5.6. Vacancies. Except as set forth in this Agreement, including, without limitation,
Section 6.1, newly created seats on the Governing Board resulting from an increase in the number
of members of the Governing Board and vacancies occurring in the Governing Board may, subject to
the last sentence of this Section 5.6, be filled by vote of a majority of the members of the
Governing Board then in office, even if less than a quorum exists. A member of the Governing Board
elected to fill a vacancy, including a vacancy created by a newly created seat on the Governing
Board, will, subject to the last sentence of this Section 5.6, serve until the next succeeding
annual meeting of Members and until the successor of such member of the Governing Board is elected
and qualified. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such newly created or vacant seat occurring in
the Governing Board may be filled by vote of a Majority in Interest of the Members, which right of
such Members, if exercised, shall take precedence over and shall override and reverse any prior
inconsistent action by the Governing Board to fill such seat.
5.7. Books. The books of the Company, except as such are required by law to be kept
within the State of Delaware, may be kept at the principal place of business of the Company or
such other place or places within or outside of the State of Delaware as the Governing Board may
from time to time determine.
5.8. Compensation. The Governing Board, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the
members of the Governing Board then in office, and irrespective of any personal interest of any of
its members, may establish reasonable compensation of any or all members of the Governing Board for
services to the Company as members of the Governing Board or officers or otherwise; provided, that
no member of the Governing Board who is an employee of Sciens or any of its Affiliates (other than
the Company and its subsidiaries) or who is an employee of Blackstone or any of its Affiliates
shall be entitled to receive any compensation (including, without limitation, any Equity
Securities) for service as a member of the Governing Board, any other Applicable Board or as an
officer. All members of the Governing Board shall be reimbursed for all reasonable out-of-pocket
expenses incurred by them to independent unaffiliated third parties in connection with the
performance of their duties as members of the Governing Board (and as members of any board or
similar governing body of any subsidiary of the Company) and in connection with their attendance at
any meeting of the Governing Board (or any such subsidiary board or
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governing body) and any committee thereof; provided that such reimbursement shall not include
reimbursement for accountants, attorneys or other professional advisors without the prior consent
of the Governing Board.
5.9. Fundamental Transactions. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 5.1 and 5.2
and except as otherwise provided by the provisions of Section 6.5, the Company shall not (and shall
not permit any of its subsidiaries to) consummate (or commit to consummate) any of the following
transactions or do any of the following things, without the prior written consent or approval of
(i) a majority of the Governing Board; (ii) if such transaction is to be consummated during the
Sciens Ownership Period, C-Defense Holding or its designee that is an Affiliate of Sciens; and
(iii) if such transaction is to be consummated during the Blackstone Ownership Period, Blackstone
or its designee that is an Affiliate thereof:
5.9.1 a sale, lease, conveyance, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of
the Company’s assets (on a consolidated basis) or a merger (other than a merger in which the
Members retain their ownership of the Company’s Units and which is permitted under Section 5.9.3
below), including, without limitation, any merger that would result in any of the Company’s Equity
Securities being publicly traded; provided, that no consent shall be required by Blackstone if the
Blackstone Minimum Sale Conditions would be satisfied on or prior to the date such transaction is
consummated;
5.9.2 the incurrence of indebtedness for borrowed funds, other than indebtedness incurred in
the ordinary course of business under the Senior Credit Facility, the Mezzanine Notes or other
indebtedness up to $20,000,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding, but excluding loans from
Sciens, Blackstone or any of their respective Affiliates;
5.9.3 an investment in, acquisition of, capital contributions to, or purchase of assets from
any Person, including, without limitation, acquisitions through the purchase of equity or debt
securities, by merger, or asset acquisition, in each case, other than any such investments,
acquisitions, contributions and purchases in an aggregate amount of $30,000,000 or less since the
date of this Agreement (including, without limitation, any earn-outs or other deferred
consideration) and other than any purchases of goods, materials, inventory, components, supplies
and other products used in the ordinary course of business and other than purchases permitted under
Section 5.9.8;
5.9.4 an initial public offering of the equity interests in the Company (or its successor) or
in any of the Company’s subsidiaries, other than a Qualified Public Offering;
5.9.5 a disposition of assets (including, without limitation, investments), other than: (i)
dispositions of inventory in the ordinary course of business; (ii) dispositions of assets that are
abandoned or obsolete or no longer useful in the ordinary course of business; or (iii) dispositions
in transactions in which the aggregate net proceeds to the Company are $30,000,000 or less since
the date of this Agreement; provided that such dispositions must be at Fair Market Value and at
least 85% of the proceeds to the Company must be in cash;
5.9.6 any repurchase of Equity Securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, other
than a repurchase that is: (i) in accordance with the terms of an option or other
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management incentive plan of the Company adopted by the Governing Board; (ii) in accordance with the
terms of severance arrangements with employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries approved
by the Governing Board or (iii) a repurchase that is concurrent with the exercise of any options,
warrants or rights to purchase any such limited liability company interests, capital stock or other
similar securities (i.e., a “cashless exercise”), but excluding from clauses (i) or (ii)
repurchases of Equity Securities for the direct or indirect benefit of Sciens, any of its
Affiliates (other than the Company and its subsidiaries) or any of their respective employees;
5.9.7 issuances or sales of any Equity Securities, other than issuances or sales: (i) upon
conversion, exchange or redemption of any convertible or exchangeable securities outstanding on the
date hereof or which were issued in compliance with this Section 5.9.7; (ii) to employees, members
of the Governing Board, consultants, and other service providers (other than, in each case, to
Sciens, any of its Affiliates (other than the Company and its subsidiaries) or any of their
respective employees), for the primary purpose of soliciting or retaining their services pursuant
to plans or agreements approved by the Governing Board (provided, that the aggregate of all such
issuances or sales as of the time of determination (including the proposed issuance) shall not
exceed 13,703.693 Common Units (as equitably adjusted for any distributions of Units on the Common
Units or subdivision or reclassification of such Common Units)); (iii) to any financial
institutions, banks or equipment lessors, in connection with bona fide loans from such financial
institutions, banks or equipment lessors to the Company or its subsidiaries (in each case, other
than to Sciens or its Affiliates); or (iv) by any of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries to the
Company or any other wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company;
5.9.8 a purchase of capital assets other than capital expenditures in any 12-month period
with an aggregate acquisition price (net of taxes) that is less than 40% of the Company’s twelve
month trailing Adjusted EBITDA for such period;
5.9.9 enter into any new line of business outside of the provision of any product or services
related thereto to the U.S. military and its allies or other countries (“Military Markets”) or
organized and recognized law enforcement agencies of any domestic or non-U.S. jurisdiction (“Law
Enforcement Markets”); for example, and not by way of limitation, consent will be required under
this Section 5.9.9 for the Company or its subsidiaries entering into the handgun or weapons
business for sale to retail consumers (including through the acquisition of CMC or its assets)
that are not within Military Markets or Law Enforcement Markets;
5.9.10 termination of the employment of the Chief Executive Officer of the Company or the
appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer;
5.9.11 changing the independent public accountants of the Company to a firm whose stature and
reputation on a regional or national basis is less than the Company’s then current independent
public accountants;
5.9.12 other than in connection with a Qualified Public Offering, changing the treatment of
the Company under the Code as a partnership for federal income purposes (and for purposes of
corresponding provisions of state and local income tax law);
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5.9.13 any transaction between the Company and any Member or any Affiliate of any Member
other than: (i) transactions that are consistent with the transactions under the Intercompany
Services Agreement between the Company and CMC, dated June 26, 2007; (ii) the obligations under
the letter agreement, dated as of even date of this amendment, between the Company and Sciens
Management, LLC (provided that any amendment to such letter agreement and any payment of fees,
other than the $350,000 annual fee and the termination fee provided therein, will require consent
hereunder); and (iii) those agreements set forth on Schedule 5.9.13 hereto;
5.9.14 a distribution to the Members of any assets, other than cash or Market Securities;
5.9.15 a Bankruptcy Event; or
5.9.16 a dissolution of the Company other than as provided in Section 10.1.3.
5.10. Limitation on Liability of Members of Governing Board. No. member of the
Governing Board shall be personally liable to the Company or its Members for monetary damages for
breach of fiduciary duty as a member of the Governing Board, except for liability (i) for any
breach of such Person’s duty of loyalty to the Company or its Members, (ii) for acts or omissions
not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, or (iii)
for any transaction from which the member of the Governing Board derived an improper personal
benefit. If the Act is amended to authorize company action further eliminating or limiting the
personal liability of managers of a limited liability company, then the liability of the member of
the Governing Board shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the Act, as
so amended.
5.11. Meetings of the Governing Board.
5.11.1 The first meeting of each newly elected Governing Board (other than the first meeting
of the first Governing Board, which will be held on or about the date hereof) will be held
immediately following the annual meeting of the Members. If the meeting is held at the place of
the meeting of Members, no notice of the meeting need be given to the newly elected members of the
Governing Board. If the first meeting is not held at that time and place, it will be held at a
time and place specified in a notice given in the manner provided for notice of special meetings
of the Governing Board.
5.11.2 Regular quarterly meetings of the Governing Board shall be held upon such notice, or
without notice, at such times and at such places within or outside of the State of Delaware, as
shall be determined from time to time by the Governing Board. The Governing Board shall meet once
each calendar quarter and any and all actions of the Executive Committee, if any, since the last
quarterly meeting of the Governing Board shall be submitted to a vote of the Governing Board and
ratified upon the vote, subject to the provisions of Section 6.1.1(b) of a majority of the members
thereof.
5.11.3 Special meetings of the Governing Board may be called by the Chairman of the Board, if
there is one, or by the President, on at least forty-eight (48) hours’ notice to each member of
the Governing Board and must be called by the President or the Secretary on like
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notice at the written request of any members of the Governing Board collectively having two or more
votes.
5.11.4 Whenever notice of a meeting of the Governing Board is required, the notice must be
given in the manner set forth in ARTICLE XIII and shall state the place, date and hour of the
meeting. Except as provided by law or other provisions of this Agreement, neither the business to
be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the Governing Board need
be specified in the notice or waiver of notice of the meeting.
5.11.5 Except as otherwise required by law or other provisions of this Agreement, a majority
of the members of the Governing Board in office, but in no event less than one-third of the entire
Governing Board, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and the vote of a
majority of the members of the Governing Board present at any meeting at which a quorum is present
shall be the act of the Governing Board. If a quorum is not present at any meeting of members of
the Governing Board, a majority of the members of the Governing Board present at the meeting may
adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice of the adjourned meeting other than
announcement at the meeting. To the extent permitted by law, a member of the Governing Board
participating in a meeting by conference telephone or similar communications equipment by which all
persons participating in the meeting can hear each other will be deemed present in person at the
meeting and all acts taken by him during his participation shall be deemed taken at the meeting.
5.11.6 Any action of the Governing Board may be taken without a meeting if written consent to
the action signed by all members of the Governing Board is filed with the minutes of the Governing
Board.
5.12. Committees.
5.12.1 The Governing Board may designate from among its members an Executive Committee and
other committees, each consisting of two or more members of the Governing Board, and may also
designate one or more of its members to serve as alternates on these committees; provided, that
during the Blackstone Ownership Period one of the Blackstone Board Designees shall have the right
(but not the obligation) to be a member of each of the committees of the Governing Board, which
right may be exercised by BMP providing a notice to such effect (with respect to any one or more
or all of such committees) to the Governing Board and that during the Sciens Ownership Period one
of the Colt Designees shall have the right (but not the obligation) to be a member of each of the
committees of the Governing Board, which right may be exercised by C-Defense Holding providing a
notice to such effect (with respect to any one or more or all of such committees) to the Governing
Board. To the extent permitted by law, the Executive Committee shall have all the authority of the
Governing Board, except as the Governing Board otherwise provides, and the other committees shall
have such authority as the Governing Board grants them. The minutes of the meetings of the
Executive Committee shall be distributed to the members of the Governing Board upon their request.
The Governing Board shall have power at any time to change the membership of any committees, to
fill vacancies in their membership and to discharge any committees. All resolutions establishing
or discharging committees, designating or changing members of committees, or granting or Limiting
authority of
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committees, may be adopted only by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Governing
Board.
5.12.2 Each committee shall keep regular minutes of its proceedings and report to the
Governing Board as and when the Governing Board requires. Unless the Governing Board otherwise
provides, a majority of the members of any committee may determine its actions and the procedures
to be followed at its meetings (which may include a procedure for participating in meetings by
conference telephone or similar communications equipment by which all persons participating in the
meeting can hear each other); and may fix the time and place of its meetings.
5.12.3 Any action of a committee shall be taken without a meeting if written consent to the
action signed by all the members of the committee is filed with the minutes of the committee.
5.13. Officers.
5.13.1 The officers of the Company shall be a President, a Secretary and a Treasurer. In
addition, the Governing Board may also elect a Chairman of the Board, one or more Vice Presidents
(one or more of whom may be designated an Executive Vice President or a Senior Vice President), one
or more Assistant Secretaries or Assistant Treasurers, and such other officers as it may from time
to time deem advisable. Any number of offices may be held by the same person. No officer except the
Chairman of the Board need be a member of the Governing Board.
5.13.2 Each officer will be elected by the Governing Board and will hold office for such
term, if any as the Governing Board shall determine. Any officer may be removed at any time,
either with or without cause, by the vote of a majority of the entire Governing Board.
5.13.3 Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Governing Board or
to the President. Such resignation shall take effect at the time specified in the notice, or if no
time is specified, at the time of receipt of the notice, and the acceptance of such resignation
shall not be necessary to make it effective.
5.13.4 The compensation of officers will be fixed by the Governing Board or in such manner as
it may provide.
5.13.5 The Chairman of the Board, if any, shall preside at all meetings of the Members and of
the Governing Board and will have such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to the
Chairman of the Board by the Governing Board.
5.13.6 The President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, shall have general
charge of management of the business and affairs of the Company, subject to the control of the
Governing Board, and shall insure that all orders and resolutions of the Governing Board are
carried into effect. The President will preside over any meeting of the Members or the Governing
Board at which the Chairman of the Board is not present.
5.13.7 The officers of the Company, other than the Chairman of the Board and the President,
shall have such powers and perform such duties in the management of the property
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and affairs of the Company, subject to the control of the Governing Board and the President, as
customarily pertain to their respective offices in a Delaware corporation, as well as such powers
and duties as from time to time may be prescribed by the Governing Board.
5.13.8 The Company may secure the fidelity of any or all of its officers or agents by bond or
otherwise. In addition, the Governing Board may require any officer, agent or employee to give
security for the faithful performance of his duties.
5.14. Managers. Each of the Governing Board, in its capacity as the governing board
pursuant to Sections 5.1 and 5.2, and the officers of the Company, in their respective capacities
as officers pursuant to Section 5.13, shall, subject to the terms of this Agreement, be deemed to
be a “Manager” (as such term is defined in the Act) of the Company.
ARTICLE VI.
Special Rights; Transfer Restrictions; etc.
6.1. Election of Members of Boards.
6.1.1 Designation of Nominees.
(a) During the Blackstone Ownership Period, BMP shall be entitled, but shall be under no
obligation, to designate two (2) members of the Governing Board (each, a “Blackstone Board
Designee”) and of each other Applicable Board; provided, that each Black-stone Board Designee shall
be required to be an investment professional of Blackstone or of any member of the Blackstone Group
with the title and authority of at least a managing director. If the Blackstone Ownership Period is
no longer in effect and the Blackstone Group owns, directly or indirectly, at least 7,614.685 of
the Common Units originally issued pursuant to the Black-stone Purchase Agreement, as equitably
adjusted for any distributions of Units on the Common Units or subdivision or reclassification of
such Common Units, then BMP shall be permitted to send a representative (who in no event shall have
voting rights with respect to any actions of the Governing Board or any committee thereof) to each
meeting of the Governing Board of the Company and any committee thereof; provided, that such
representative shall have executed and delivered a confidentiality agreement in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Company. Subject to the provisions of the immediately preceding
sentence, such representative, if he or she is bound by a confidentiality agreement reasonably
acceptable to the Company, shall be treated as if she or he were a member of the Governing Board
with respect to notice of meetings, access to information and management and similar matters,
including, without limitation, that such representative shall be entitled to receive copies of all
written materials (including, without limitation, copies of meeting minutes) given to members of
the Governing Board (at the same time and in the same manner as given to such members) in
connection with such meetings (and, if the Company proposes to act by written consent, the Company
shall provide such observer with copies of all written materials given to members of the Governing
Board in connection with such action). At any time when BMP has the right to designate members of
the Governing Board as provided in this Section 6.1.1(a), (i) BMP shall have the exclusive right to
remove any Blackstone Board Designee, without cause, from time to time and designate his or her
successor and any vacancies in the seat held by the Blackstone Board Designee shall be filled only
by
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designation of BMP and (ii) at least one Blackstone Board Designee shall be entitled, but shall
be-under no obligation, to serve on each committee of each Applicable Board. Promptly after the
Blackstone Ownership Period, each of the Blackstone Board Designees shall offer to resign and the
Company shall have the right to remove such individuals from the membership of each Applicable
Board and either the Members shall elect their successors or, absent such action, such board
positions shall remain vacant.
(b) So long as the Employee Plan owns common stock of Employee Plan Holding and Employee Plan
Holding owns Common Units, (A) the number of members of the Governing Board as set forth in Section
5.3 shall be increased by two (subject to the last sentence of this Section 6.1.1(b)), and the
Union shall have the exclusive and special right to designate two individuals who are at all times
United States citizens as nominees to serve as members of the Governing Board (one of whom shall be
designated the “First Union Designee” and the other of whom shall be designated the “Second Union
Designee”) to fill such newly created seats on the Governing Board; (B) the First Union Designee
and the Second Union Designee shall each be entitled to one-half of one vote on matters submitted
to a vote of the Governing Board; and (C) every reference in this Agreement to a majority or other
proportion of members of the Governing Board shall refer to a majority or other proportion of votes
of the members of the Governing Board. Except for the removal of any such member of the Governing
Board by the Union, each member of the Governing Board designated by the Union shall have a
one-year term of office. The right of the Union to designate two members of the Governing Board may
be exercised by written consent of the Union. At the time the Employee Plan no longer owns common
stock of Employee Plan Holding or Employee Plan Holding no longer owns Common Units, the special
right of the Union so to designate two members of the Governing Board shall terminate and the terms
of such two members of the Governing Board designated by the Union shall terminate effective
immediately without any further action upon such Person’s part. At any time when the Union has the
right to designate a member of the Governing Board as provided in this Section 6.1.1(b), the Union
shall have the exclusive right to remove such member of the Governing Board, without cause, from
time to time and designate his or her successor and any vacancies in the seat held by the member of
the Governing Board designated by the Union shall be filled only by designation of the Union. In
addition, for so long as the Employee Plan owns shares of the common stock of Employee Plan Holding
and Employee Plan Holding owns Common Units, the Union shall be entitled, but shall be under no
obligation, to (y) designate one nominee for election to the Applicable Board of each subsidiary of
the Company (provided, that any such nominee shall at all times be a United States citizen) and (z)
send a representative (who in no event shall have voting rights with respect to any actions of the
Governing Board or any committee thereof) to each meeting of the Governing Board of the Company and
Applicable Board of each subsidiary of the Company and any committee thereof; provided, that such
representative shall have executed and delivered a confidentiality agreement in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section
6.1.1(b) and anything else in this Agreement to the contrary, the Union may at its option at any
time, instead of a First Union Designee and a Second Union Designee each entitled to one-half of
one vote on matters submitted to a vote of the Governing Board, designate a single member of the
Governing Board entitled to one full vote on matters submitted to a vote of the Governing Board (a
“Single Union Designee”), with such Single Union Designee otherwise being subject to the same
requirements, and having the same rights, as a First Union Designee or a Second Union Designee; it
being agreed that the Union may from time to time switch from
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having both a First Union Designee and a Second Union Designee (each with one-half vote) to having a
Single Union Designee (with one full vote), or switch from having a Single Union Designee (with
one full vote) to having both a First Union Designee and a Second Union Designee (each with
one-half vote).
(c) During the Sciens Ownership Period, C-Defense Holding shall be entitled, but shall be
under no obligation, to designate the members of the Governing Board (each, a “Colt Designee”) that
are not designated by: (i) Blackstone in accordance with Section 6.1.1(a); and (ii) the Union in
accordance with Section 6.1.1(b). If the Sciens Ownership Period is no longer in effect and the
Sciens Group owns, directly or indirectly, at least 7,614.685 of the Common Units beneficially
owned on the date of this Agreement, as equitably adjusted for any distributions of Units on the
Common Units or subdivision or reclassification of such Common Units, then Sciens shall be
permitted to send a representative (who in no event shall have voting rights with respect to any
actions of the Governing Board or any committee thereof) to each meeting of the Governing Board of
the Company and any committee thereof; provided, that such representative shall have executed and
delivered a confidentiality agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company.
Subject to the provisions of the immediately preceding sentence; such representative, if he or she
is bound by a confidentiality agreement reasonably acceptable to the Company, shall be treated as
if she or he were a member of the Governing Board with respect to notice of meetings, access to
information and management and similar matters, including, without limitation, that such
representative shall be entitled to receive copies of all written materials (including, without
limitation, copies of meeting minutes) given to members of the Governing Board (at the same time
and in the same manner as given to such members) in connection with such meetings (and, if the
Company proposes to act by written consent, the Company shall provide such observer with copies of
all written materials given to members of the Governing Board in connection with such action). At
any time when C-Defense has the right to designate members of the Governing Board as provided in
this Section 6.1.1(c), (i) C-Defense Holding shall have the exclusive right to remove any Colt
Designee, without cause, from time to time and designate his or her successor and any vacancies in
the seat held by the Colt Designee shall be filled only by designation of C-Defense Holding and
(ii) at least one Colt Designee shall be entitled, but shall be under no obligation, to serve on
each committee of each Applicable Board. Promptly after the Sciens Ownership Period, each of the
Colt Designees shall offer to resign and the Company shall have the right to remove such
individuals from the membership of each Applicable Board and either the Members shall elect their
successors or, absent such action, such board positions shall remain vacant.
(d) In the event a designation is not made by Blackstone or the Union or C-Defense Holding,
as the case may be, and such Members that are entitled to make such designation in accordance with
Section 6.1.1, unless otherwise agreed by Blackstone or the Union or C-Defense Holding, as the
case may be, the Members and the Company will keep such position on the Governing Board vacant
until a nominee is so designated.
6.1.2 Voting for Nominees. Each Member and the Company, as the case may be, agrees to
vote the Equity Securities held by it from time to time for the nominees so designated in
accordance with this Section 6.1 at each annual meeting of members or shareholders, and at any
special meeting of members or shareholders called for the election of members of any
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Applicable Board, or by written consent, in such manner and at such time as may be required to
elect such nominee to the Applicable Board of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company.
6.1.3 Removal; Election of Successors. If
(i) During the Blackstone Ownership Period (x) the Company receives a written
notice that Blackstone wishes to remove a member of an Applicable Board designated
pursuant to Section 6.1.1(a), or (y) such member shall have resigned or shall be
unable to serve, or
(ii) (x) the Company receives a written notice that the Union wishes to remove
a member of the Governing Board designated pursuant to Section 6.1.1(b), or (y)
such member of an Applicable Board shall have resigned or shall be unable to serve,
or
(iii) During the Sciens Ownership Period, (x) the Company receives a written
notice that C-Defense Holding wishes to remove a member of an Applicable Board
designated pursuant to Section 6.1.1(c), or (y) such member shall have resigned or
shall be unable to serve
then, in any such case, the Company and the Members agree to take such action as may be necessary
to call a special meeting of the Members of the Company or the members or shareholders of any
subsidiary of the Company, as applicable, or to act by written consent for the purpose of effecting
any such removal or filling such vacancy, as the case may be, and at such meeting or in such
written consent each Member shall vote to accomplish said result.
6.2. [Reserved].
6.3. [Reserved].
6.4. Restrictions on Transfer and Issuance of Units, etc.
6.4.1 General Prohibition on Transfers and Issuance of Equity Securities.
(a) Except as otherwise provided herein, prior to the earlier of a Company Sale and the
consummation of a Qualified Public Offering: (A) no Member or other party shall sell, assign,
transfer or otherwise dispose of, whether by operation of law or otherwise, any Equity Securities;
and (B) no Member or other party shall pledge any Equity Securities, or create any encumbrance
thereon, unless:
(i) in the case of either (A) or (B), any such sale, assignment,
transfer, pledge or encumbrance is made to a party that is an Affiliate of
such Member or other party or pursuant to Section 6.4.3, 6.4.4, 6.4.5 or
6.5, and such party becomes a party to this Agreement by execution of a
joinder agreement (“Joinder”), in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
A or in such other form as may be approved by President and Chief
Executive Officer of the Company; or
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(ii) in the case of (B), such pledge or encumbrance is to secure
financing for the Company and the pledgee or other secured party agrees in
writing to be subject to the requirements of this ARTICLE VI as though such
pledgee or other secured party were a party to this Agreement; or
(iii) in the case of (A), Blackstone may sell (1) up to 15,277.249
Common Units (as equitably adjusted for any distributions of Units on the
Common Units or subdivision or reclassification of such Common Units) to
co-investors within one year following the date hereof (with the written
consent of C-Defense Holding, not to be unreasonably withheld) and (2) to
the extent not sold pursuant to (1) above, may sell up to 7,638.625 Common
Units (as equitably adjusted for any distributions of Units on the Common
Units or subdivision or reclassification of such Common Units) in a bona
fide transaction at fair market value in connection with a sale of Mezzanine
Notes (permitted under the note purchase agreement pursuant to which such
Mezzanine Notes were issued) to the same purchaser or purchasers (or
Affiliates thereof), and, in the case of (B), Blackstone may pledge its
Equity Securities to its lenders (without complying with (A) and (B) above);
or
(iv) in the case of (A), any Member may, with the prior written
consent of BMP (such consent to be given or withheld in the sole discretion
of BMP), sell, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of Equity Securities
to Sciens or any of its Affiliates and, in the case of (A), C-Defense
Holding may sell up to 15,277.249 Common Units (as equitably adjusted for
any distributions of Units on the Common Units or subdivision’ or
re-classification of such Common Units) to co-investors within one year
following the date hereof (with the written consent of BMP, not to be
unreasonably withheld).
(b) Except as otherwise provided herein or in connection with a Qualified Public Offering,
until the Company becomes a Reporting Company, the Company shall not issue any Equity Securities
to any party unless such party is already a party to this Agreement or such party becomes a party
to this Agreement by execution of a Joinder hereto.
(c) Upon the execution of a Joinder or as otherwise provided herein, Schedule 1 shall
be amended to add or delete Persons listed therein to reflect the transfer of the Equity
Securities requiring the execution of a Joinder or as otherwise provided herein.
(d) Until such time as the Company becomes a Reporting Company, no Equity Securities may be
sold on an established securities market, a secondary market, or the substantial equivalent
thereof (all as defined in Section 7704 of the Code and the Regulations thereunder) or otherwise
transferred or held in a manner that would cause the Company to be treated as a “publicly traded
partnership.”
6.4.2 Registration of Transfer. The Company shall permit registration of transfer
of Equity Securities only in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Any transfer of
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Equity Securities that is made in any manner contrary to the provisions of this Agreement shall be
null and void and shall not be effective to constitute the transferee as a Member or other holder
of Equity Securities entitled to any rights, benefits, and privileges as such.
6.4.3 Rights of First Refusal.
(a) If, at any time prior to the consummation of the earlier to occur of a Company Sale or a
Qualified Public Offering, a holder of Equity Securities (a “Selling Holder”) proposes a Sale of
any Equity Securities (the “Offered Securities”) held by it to a Person who is not an Affiliate of
such Selling Holder (the “Third Party”), prior to any such Sale (other than any Sale by any Member
to Sciens or an Affiliate of Sciens if BMP has consented in writing to such Sale, such consent to
be given or withheld in the sole discretion of BMP) it shall, unless such Sale is a Drag-Along Sale
(in which event the provisions of Section 6.4.4, rather than the provisions of this Section 6.4.3,
shall apply), obtain a bona fide, arm’s-length written offer (a “Bona Fide Offer”) from such Third
Party for the purchase of such Offered Securities and shall give written notice of the proposed
Sale (the “Sale Notice”) to (i) the Company and (ii) each of the other Common Members (the
“Prospective Buyers”), accompanied by a copy of the Bona Fide Offer and evidence demonstrating to
the reasonable satisfaction of the Company the Third Party’s ability to consummate the Sale of the
Offered Securities in accordance with the terms of the Bona Fide Offer. The Bona Fide Offer shall
include (x) the identity of the Third Party, (y) the price per unit (which shall be in cash and/or
marketable securities only) being offered by the Third Party for the Offered Securities (the “Offer
Price”) and (z) all other material terms of the Bona Fide Offer. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
this Section 6.4.3 shall not apply to any transfer permitted under Section 6.4.1(a)(iii) or (iv).
(b) Unless such Sale is a Drag-Along Sale, for a period of 30 days following its receipt of
the Sale Notice, the Company shall have an irrevocable option to purchase all or any portion of the
Offered Securities at the Offer Price and subject to the same material terms and conditions as
described in the Bona Fide Offer, exercisable by delivery of notice to the Selling Holder, with a
copy to each of the Prospective Buyers, specifying the number of Offered Securities with respect to
which the Company is exercising its option. If the Company fails to purchase all of the Offered
Securities by exercising the option granted in this Section 6.4.3(b) within the period provided,
the Offered Securities shall be subject to the options granted to the Prospective Buyers pursuant
to this Agreement.
(c) Unless such Sale is a Drag-Along Sale, if the Company has declined to purchase all or a
portion of the Offered Securities pursuant to Section 6.4.3(b), then the Selling Holder shall give
each Prospective Buyer an additional notice (the “Additional Sale Notice”), which shall include all
of the information required in a Sale Notice and shall additionally identify the Offered Securities
that the Company has declined to purchase (the “Remaining Securities”) and briefly describe the
Prospective Buyers’ rights of first refusal with respect to the proposed Sale. For a period of 30
days following its receipt of the Additional Sale Notice, each of the Prospective Buyers shall have
an irrevocable option to purchase its respective pro rata portion of the Remaining Securities at
the Offer Price and subject, to the same material terms and conditions as described in the Bona
Fide Offer. Each Prospective Buyer may exercise such option and, thereby, purchase all or any
portion of its pro rata share (with any reallotments as provided below) by notifying the Selling
Holder and the Company in writing (the “Prospective
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Buyer Notice”) before the expiration of the 30-day period as to the maximum number of Remaining
Securities it wishes to purchase (including any reallotment). Each Prospective Buyer’s pro rata
share of the Remaining Securities shall be a fraction of the Remaining Securities, of which the
number of outstanding Common Units owned by the Prospective Buyer on the date of the Sale Notice
shall be the numerator and the total number of outstanding Common Units held by all of the
Prospective Buyers shall be the denominator. Each Prospective Buyer shall have the right of
reallotment such that, if any other Prospective Buyer fails to exercise the option to purchase its
full pro rata share of the Remaining Securities, the other participating Prospective Buyers may
exercise an additional option to purchase, on a pro rata basis, the Remaining Securities not
previously purchased. Each Prospective Buyer’s pro rata share of such realloted Remaining
Securities shall be a fraction of such Remaining Securities, of which the number of outstanding
Common Units owned by the Prospective Buyer on the date of the Sale Notice shall be the numerator
and the total number of outstanding Common Units held by all of the Prospective Buyers that
exercised the option to purchase their full pro rata share of the Remaining Securities shall be
the denominator.
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 6.4.3, the Selling Holder may
indicate in the Sale Notice and subsequent Additional Sale Notice that neither the Company nor any
Prospective Buyer may purchase any Offered Securities or Remaining Securities unless all of the
Offered Securities are to be purchased (whether by the Company or the Prospective Buyers, or any
combination thereof).
(e) If all notices required to be given pursuant to this Section 6.4.3 have been duly given,
and the Company and the Prospective Buyers determine not to exercise their respective options to
purchase the Offered Securities at the Offer Price or determine, subject to the provisions of
Section 6.4.3(d), to exercise their options to purchase less than all of the Offered Securities,
then the Selling Holder shall have the right, for a period of 60 days (or such longer period as
may be necessary to obtain any regulatory or other governmental approvals or consents in
connection with such Sale) from the earlier of (i) the expiration of the last applicable option
period pursuant to this Section 6.4.3 or (ii) the date on which such Selling Holder receives
notice from the Company and all of the Prospective Buyers that they will not exercise in whole or
in part the options granted pursuant to this Section 6.4.3, to sell to the Third Party the Offered
Securities remaining unsold under this Section 6.4.3 at a price not less than the Offer Price and
on terms no more favorable to the Third Party than the terms set forth in the Bona Fide Offer;
provided, that prior to any such Sale to a Third Party such Third Party executes and delivers to
the Company, for the benefit of the Company and all Members, the joinder required pursuant to
Section 6.4.1(a).
(f) The closing of any Sale pursuant to this Section 6.4.3 (other than to the Third Party)
shall take place not later than 90 days after the Company’s receipt of the Sale Notice. At the
closing of any such Sale, the Selling Holder shall deliver certificates evidencing the Offered
Securities and/or Remaining Securities being sold duly endorsed, or accompanied by written
instruments of transfer in form reasonably satisfactory to the purchasers thereof, duly executed by
the Selling Holder, free and clear of any liens, against delivery of the Offer Price therefor.
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6.4.4 Drag-Along Rights.
(a) If, at any time prior to the consummation of the earlier to occur of a Company Sale or a
Qualified Public Offering, the holders of a majority of the outstanding Units or Sciens or
Blackstone upon the exercise of their rights under Section 6.5 (the “Initiating Sellers”), should
desire to consummate a Company Sale, the Initiating Sellers may, at their option, require all of
the other holders of Units (the “Drag-Along Sellers”, provided, that unless the Drag-Along Sale is
pursuant to the exercise of rights under Section 6.5, Blackstone and the Investors will not be
required to be Drag-Along Sellers and to the extent that such Members do not wish to participate in
such transaction shall not be included in the definition of “Drag-Along Sellers” during the
Blackstone Ownership Period unless in such transaction the Blackstone Minimum Sale Conditions would
be satisfied) to participate in such Company Sale to the extent desired by the Third Party (a
“Drag-Along Sale”). The Initiating Sellers shall provide written notice (a “Drag-Along Notice”) of
such Drag-Along Sale to the Drag-Along Sellers. The Drag-Along Notice shall identify the purchaser,
the number of Units subject to the Drag-Along Sale, the price per Unit (which shall be in cash
and/or marketable securities only) being offered by the Third Party (the “Drag-Along Sale Price”)
and all other material terms of the proposed Drag-Along Sale. Each Drag-Along Seller shall be
required, as set forth below, to tender such number of Units as constitutes its Drag-Along Pro Rata
Portion. “Drag-Along Pro Rata Portion” means, with respect, to each Drag-Along Seller at the time
of the Drag-Along Sale, a number equal to the product of (x) the total number of Units then owned
by such Drag-Along Seller and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the total number of
Units proposed to be sold by the Initiating Sellers, and the denominator of which shall be the
total number of Units owned by the Initiating Sellers. Within ten days following the date of the
Drag-Along Notice, each of the Drag-Along Sellers shall deliver to a representative of the
Initiating Sellers designated in the Drag-Along Notice certificates representing the Units held by
such Drag-Along Seller, duly endorsed, together with all other documents required to be executed in
connection with such Drag-Along Sale. In the event that a Drag-Along Seller should fail to deliver
such certificates to the Initiating Sellers, the Company shall cause the books and records of the
Company to show that such Units are bound by the provisions of this Section 6.4.4 and that such
Units shall be-transferred to the Third Party immediately upon surrender for transfer by the
Drag-Along Seller of such Units.
(b) The per Unit consideration to be paid to the Initiating Sellers and each Drag-Along
Seller required to participate in the Drag-Along Sale shall be the Drag-Along Sale Price.
(c) If, within 90 days (or such longer period as may be necessary to obtain any regulatory of
other governmental approvals or consents in connection with such Sale) after the Initiating
Sellers give the Drag-Along Notice, they have not completed the sale of all the Units subject to
the Drag-Along Sale, the Initiating Sellers shall return to each of the Drag-Along Sellers all
certificates representing Units that such Drag-Along Seller delivered for sale pursuant hereto,
and all the restrictions on sale or other disposition contained in the Agreement with respect to
Units owned by the Drag-Along Sellers shall again be in effect.
(d) Promptly after the consummation of the sale of Units of the Initiating Sellers and the
Drag-Along Sellers pursuant to this Section 6.4.4, the Initiating Sellers shall
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give notice thereof to the Drag-Along Sellers, shall remit to each of the Drag-Along Sellers who
has surrendered its certificates the total consideration for the Units of such Drag-Along Sellers
sold pursuant thereto as computed pursuant to Section 6.4.4(b), and shall furnish such other
evidence of the completion and time of completion of such sale or other disposition and the terms
thereof as may be reasonably requested by such Drag-Along Sellers.
(e) If the Third Party does not desire to buy all of the Units that would be required to be
tendered pursuant to this Section 6.4.4, then this Section 6.4.4 shall not apply and the Initiating
Holders shall be required to comply with Section 6.4.3 and Section 6.4.5.
6.4.5 Tag-Along Rights.
(a) If, at any time prior to the consummation of the earlier to occur of a Company Sale or a
Qualified Public Offering, any holder of Units proposes to transfer any of its Units to a Third
Party (other than any transfer by any Member to Sciens or an Affiliate of Sciens if BMP has
consented in writing to such transfer, such consent to be given or withheld in the sole discretion
of BMP) and the rights of first refusal are not exercised as set forth in Section 6.4.3 with
respect to all of the Units proposed to be transferred to such Third Party (a “Tag-Along Sale”),
such Selling Holder shall provide written notice (“Tag-Along Notice”) of such proposed Tag-Along
Sale to each holder of Units other than any holder who exercised its right of first refusal with
respect to (and was actually entitled to acquire) any portion of the Units proposed to be
transferred to such Third Party (each, a “Tag-Along Holder”). The Tag-Along Notice shall identify
the number of Units subject to the Tag-Along Sale, the price per Unit (which shall be in cash
and/or marketable securities only) being offered by the Third Party (the “Tag-Along Price”) and all
other material terms of proposed Tag-Along Sale. Each Tag-Along Holder shall, as to Units held by
it, have the right and option, exercisable as-set forth below, to participate in the Tag-Along Sale
(the “Tag-Along Rights”) for up to the number of Units as constitute its Tag-Along Pro Rata Portion
of the number of Units, and the number of Units to be sold by the Selling Holder in the Tag-Along
Sale shall be reduced to the extent the Tag-Along Holders elect to participate. “Tag-Along Pro Rata
Portion” means, with respect to each Tag-Along Holder at the time of the Tag-Along Sale, the number
of Units to be sold to the Third Party multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the
number of Units owned by the Tag-Along Holder and the denominator of which is the number of Units
owned by the Selling Holder and all Tag-Along Holders. Each Tag-Along Holder that desires to
exercise such option shall provide the Selling Holder with written irrevocable notice within ten
days after the date the Tag-Along Notice is given (the “Tag-Along Notice Period”), and shall
simultaneously provide a copy of such notice to the Company and the other Tag-Along Holders. Each
accepting Tag-Along Holder shall deliver to the Selling Holder the certificate or certificates
representing the Units to be sold or otherwise disposed of pursuant to such sale by such Tag-Along
Holder, together with a limited power-of-attorney authorizing the Selling Holder to sell or
otherwise dispose of such Units pursuant to the terms of the Tag-Along Sale. Delivery of such
certificate or certificates representing the Units to be sold and the limited power-of-attorney
authorizing the Selling Holder to sell or otherwise dispose of such Units shall constitute an
irrevocable acceptance of the Tag-Along Sale by the Tag-Along Holder. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, this Section 6.4.5 shall not apply to any transfer permitted under Section 6.4.1(a)(iii)
or (iv).
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(b) The per Unit consideration to be paid to the Selling Holder and each Tag-Along Holder
participating in the Tag-Along Sale shall be the Tag-Along Price.
(c) Promptly after the consummation of the sale or other disposition of the Units of the
Selling Holder and the Tag-Along Holders pursuant to the Tag-Along Sale, the Selling Holder shall
notify the Tag-Along Holders thereof, shall remit to each of the Tag-Along Holders the total
consideration for the Units of such Tag-Along Holder sold or otherwise disposed of pursuant thereto
as computed pursuant to Section 6.4.5(b), and shall furnish such other evidence of the completion
and time of completion of such sale or other disposition and the terms thereof as may be reasonably
requested by the Tag-Along Holders.
(d) If at the termination of the Tag-Along Notice Period any Tag-Along Holder shall not have
elected to participate in the Tag-Along Sale, such Tag-Along Holder will be deemed to have waived
any of and all of its rights under this Section 6.4.5 with respect to the sale or other disposition
of its Units pursuant to such Tag-Along Sale. The Selling Holder shall have 90 days in which to
sell the applicable Units at a price not higher than that contained in the Tag-Along Notice and on
terms not more favorable to the Selling Holder than were contained in the Tag-Along Notice.
Promptly after any sale pursuant to this Section 6.4.5, the Selling Holder shall notify the Company
of the consummation thereof and shall furnish such evidence of the completion thereof (including
time of completion) of such sale and of the terms thereof as the Company may request. If, at the
end of such 90-day period, the Selling Holder has not completed the sale of all the Units, the
Selling Holder shall return to such Tag-Along Holders all certificates representing the Units that
such Tag-Along-Holders delivered for sale or other disposition pursuant to this Section 6.4.5, and
all the restrictions on sale or other disposition contained in this Agreement with respect to Units
owned by the Tag-Along Holders shall again be in effect.
(e) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.4.5, there shall be no liability on
the part of the Selling Holder to any Tag-Along Holder if the sale of Units pursuant to this
Section 6.4.5 is not consummated for whatever reason. Any decision as to whether to sell Units
shall be at the Selling Holder’s sole and absolute discretion.
6.4.6 Legends. Each certificate of Common Units and certificates representing other
Equity Securities of the Company issued on or after the date hereof shall be stamped or otherwise
have endorsed or imprinted thereon a legend in substantially the following form:
“The transfer of the units represented by this certificate, and the rights
of the holder hereof, are subject to the terms and conditions of an Amended
and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement, dated as of June 12, 2003,
as amended as of July 9, 2007 (a copy of which is on file with the Company),
as the same may be further amended from time to time, and no transfer of the
units represented hereby or of units issued in exchange thereof shall be
valid or effective unless the terns and conditions of such Agreement have
been fulfilled.”
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6.5. Co-Sale Right.
6.5.1 At any time after the sixth anniversary of the date of this Agreement, C-Defense
Holding (if during the Sciens Ownership Period) and Blackstone (if during the Black-stone
Ownership Period) shall have the right (“Co-Sale Right”) to cause a Company Sale or a Qualified
Public Offering. Such right may be exercised by such Member delivering a notice to such effect to
the Company and each other Member.
6.5.2 The Member that duly exercised its Co-Sale Right shall propose the plan for marketing
the Company for sale or for the public offering, including, without limitation, the selection of
investment bank or banks or underwriters, as applicable, other financial professionals and legal
professionals, the estimated valuation of the Company, and the preferred structure for such
Company Sale or Qualified Public Offering.
6.5.3 Each Member shall, to the extent reasonable and at the cost of the Company, cooperate
with the Member that duly exercised its Co-Sale Right in connection with the marketing of the
Company Sale or the Qualified Public Offering.
6.5.4 The Member that duly exercised its Co-Sale Right shall have the right, notwithstanding
the provisions of Section 6.4.4 (or any other provision of this Agreement) to cause a Drag-Along
Sale or, notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 5.1, 5.2 and 5.9 (or any other provision of
this Agreement), cause a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or the
merger of the Company with or into any Third Party purchasers in connection with such Company Sale.
6.5.5 In the event that the Member that duly exercised the Co-Sale Right elects to cause the
Company Sale through a Drag-Along Sale, then the provisions of Section 6.4.4 shall be applicable,
except that the Member that duly exercised the Co-Sale Right shall have the right to issue a
Drag-Along Notice and, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6.4.4, Blackstone and the
Investors shall be required to be a Drag-Along Sellers.
6.5.6 The Co-Sale Right shall terminate upon the consummation of the earlier to occur of a
Company Sale or a Qualified Public Offering.
ARTICLE VII.
Capital Contributions, Capital Accounts and Allocations
7.1. Initial Capital Contributions. Blackstone contributed an initial Capital
Contribution to the Company in exchange for their Interest in the Company issued to such Members on
the date of this Agreement. Each other Member has contributed its respective initial capital
contribution to the Company prior to the date of this Agreement.
7.2. Additional Capital Contributions. No Member shall be obligated to make any
additional Capital Contributions to the Company.
7.3. Capital Accounts. A separate capital account shall be established and maintained
for each Member. The Capital Account of each Member: (a) shall be credited with (i) the
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amount of cash and the agreed upon Fair Market Value of any property contributed by such Member to
the Company (net of liabilities secured by such contributed property that the Company is considered
to assume or take subject to under Section 752 of the Code), (ii) such Member’s share of any Net
Income allocated to it under this Agreement, and (iii) such Member’s share of other items required
to be credited thereto under Regulations § 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv); and (b) shall be debited with (i) the
amount of cash and the Fair Market Value of any property distributed to such Member (net of
liabilities secured by such distributed property that such Member is considered to assume or take
subject to under Section 752 of the Code), (ii) such Member’s share of any Net Loss allocated to it
under this Agreement, and (iii) such Member’s share of other items required to be debited thereto
under Regulations § 1.704(b)(2)(iv). Any adjustments to the tax basis of Company property under
Sections 732, 734, or 743 of the Code will be reflected as adjustments to the Capital Accounts of
the Members only in the manner and to the extent provided in Regulations § 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m). If
any property of the Company is to be distributed in kind, such property shall be distributed on the
basis of its Fair Market Value after the Members’ Capital Accounts have been adjusted to reflect
the manner in which any unrealized gain and loss with respect to such property (that has not been
previously reflected in the Capital Accounts) would be allocated among the Members as if there were
a taxable disposition of the property for its Fair Market Value in the manner provided in
Regulations § 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(e). The Governing Board may, at its discretion, cause the Capital
Accounts of the Members to be adjusted at the times and in the manner permitted by Regulations §
1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f). These provisions and other provisions of this Agreement relating to the
maintenance of Capital Accounts are intended to comply with Regulations § 1.704-1(b), and shall be
interpreted and applied in a manner consistent with such Section of the Regulations.
7.4. General Allocations. Subject to the rights of the Preferred Units, if any, as
authorized by the Governing Board pursuant to Section 4.1.1, Net Income or Net Loss for each Year
(excluding, for this purpose, any item specially allocated under Section 7.5) shall be allocated
among the Capital Accounts of the Members holding Common Units in such manner that the Capital
Account of each Member, plus the Member’s share of Minimum Gain and Member Nonrecourse Debt Minimum
Gain, shall, to the extent possible, be equal to the amount which would be distributed to such
Member if (i) the Company were to sell the assets of the Company for an amount equal to their
then-book value, (ii) the Company were to distribute the proceeds of sale pursuant to Section 4.2.4
(subject to the rights of any Preferred Units) and (iii) the Company were to dissolve pursuant to
Article X.
7.5. Special Allocations. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article VII,
the following special allocations shall be made in the following order:
7.5.1 Minimum Gain Chargeback. If there is a net decrease in Company Minimum Gain
during any Fiscal Year, the Members shall be specially allocated items of Gross Income for such
Fiscal Year (and, if necessary, subsequent Fiscal Years) in an amount equal to the portion of such
Member’s share of the net decrease in Company Minimum Gain, determined in accordance with
Regulations §1.704-2(g)(2). Allocations pursuant to the previous sentence shall be made in
proportion to the respective amounts required to be allocated to the Members pursuant thereto. The
items to be so allocated shall be determined in accordance with Regulations § 1.704-2(f)(6). This
Section 7.5.1 is intended to comply with the minimum gain chargeback requirement in such section of
the Regulation and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.
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7.5.2 Nonrecourse Deductions. Except as may be provided for any Preferred Units
hereunder, any Nonrecourse Deductions for any Fiscal Year or other period shall be specially
allocated to the Members holding Common Units in proportion to the number of Common Units held by
them.
7.5.3 Member Minimum Gain Chargeback. If during any Fiscal Year of the Company there
is a net decrease in Member Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain (as such term is defined by Regulations §
1.704-2(i) but substituting the term “Member” for the term “partner” as the context requires) then
each Member shall be specially allocated items of Gross Income for such Fiscal Year (and, if
necessary, for subsequent Fiscal Years) in the manner provided in Regulations § 1.704-2(i). This
Section 7.5.3 is intended to comply with the partner nonrecourse debt chargeback provisions of
Regulations § 1.704-2(i).
7.5.4 Member Nonrecourse Deductions. Members nonrecourse deductions (as defined in
Regulations § 1.704-2(i)(2) but substituting the term “Member” for the term “partner” as the
context requires) shall be allocated as prescribed in Regulations § 1.704-2(i)(I).
7.5.5 Limitations. To the extent possible, no allocations of items of expense or net
realized capital loss shall be made to a Member if such allocation would cause or increase a
deficit in such Member’s Adjusted Capital Account. Any such item shall instead be allocated to
other Members to the extent of, and in proportion to, their positive Adjusted Capital Accounts.
7.5.6 Qualified Income Offset. In the event any Member unexpectedly receives any
adjustments, allocations or distributions described in Regulations §§ 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5)
or (6), items of Gross Income shall be specially allocated to each such Member in an amount and
manner sufficient to eliminate, to the extent required by the Regulations, the Adjusted Capital
Account Deficit of such Member as quickly as possible provided that an allocation pursuant to this
Section 7.5.6 shall be made only if and to the extent that such Member would have an Adjusted
Capital Account Deficit after all other allocations provided for in Sections 7.4 and 7.5 have been
tentatively made as if this Section 7.5.6 were not in the Agreement.
7.5.7 Curative Allocations. Any special allocations pursuant to Sections 7.5.1 to
7.5.6 may not be consistent with the manner in which the Members intend to allocate Net Income or
Net Loss of the Company or make Company distributions. Accordingly, notwithstanding the other
provisions of this Article VII, but subject to the allocations required by Sections 7.5.1 to 7.5.6,
income, gain, deduction, and loss shall be taken into account in computing subsequent allocations
pursuant to Article VII, so that the allocations of such items to each Member pursuant to Article
VII shall be equal to the allocations that would have been made to each Member pursuant to the
provisions of Article VII if the adjustments, allocations, or distributions and the resulting
special allocations pursuant to Sections 7.5.1 to 7.5.6 had not occurred. In general, the Members
anticipate that this will be accomplished by specially allocating items of Company income, gain,
deduction, and loss among the Members so that the net amount of the allocations pursuant to
Sections 7.5.1 to 7.5.6 is zero.
7.5.8 Special Income Allocations. Subject to the preceding provisions of this Section
7.5, in the event that any option or warrant for Units is exercised, then, items of Gross Income
shall be specially allocated as quickly as possible to the exercising Member in an amount
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equal to (a) the excess of (i) the Capital Account balances of the Common Members (after
adjustment, if any, pursuant to the third to last sentence of Section 7.3 in connection with such
exercise) divided by the number of Units held by such Members over (ii) the exercise price per
Unit of such option or warrant, times (b) the number of Units obtained by exercise of the option
or warrant.
7.6. Allocations for Tax Purposes. Taxable income, gain loss or deduction of the
Company (as well as any credits and the basis of property to which such credits apply) as
determined for federal income tax purposes shall be allocated in the same manner as the
corresponding income, gain, loss of deduction is allocated for purposes of adjusting Capital
Accounts here-under. In accordance with Code Section 704(b) and the Regulations thereunder,
income, gain, loss and deduction with respect to any property contributed to the capital of the
Company, or property held by the Company subject to a revaluation pursuant to adjustment of the
Capital Accounts, shall, solely for tax purposes, be allocated among the Members so as to take
account of any variation between the adjusted basis of such property to the Company for federal
income tax purposes and its initial (or adjusted) book value, using the method selected by the
Governing Board.
7.7. Determination by Governing Board of Certain Matters. Liabilities shall be
determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, applied on a consistent
basis; and, consistent therewith, the Governing Board may provide reserves for estimated accrued
expenses, liabilities or contingencies. All matters concerning the valuation of assets of the
Company, and the allocation of Net Income, Net Loss, items of income, deduction, gain, loss, credit
and other matters among the Members including, without limitation, taxes thereon, and accounting
procedures not expressly provided for by the terms of this Agreement shall be determined in good
faith by the Governing Board, whose determination shall be final and conclusive as to all of the
Members. The Governing Board shall have the discretion to make any elections available to the
Company under the Code, including, without limitation, an election under Section 754 of the Code.
7.8. Transfer of Units. Generally, a transferee of an interest in the Company shall
succeed to a pro rata portion of the Capital Account of the transferor. Except as decided by the
Governing Board (and except for the purchase of Common Units on the date hereof by Black-stone)
the Company’s items of income, gain, loss and deduction allocable to a Member with respect to the
Fiscal Year in which the transfer takes place shall be divided between the transferor and the
transferee of a Unit based on the number of days each held the Unit during the relevant Fiscal
Year. The Company’s items of income, gain, loss and deduction allocable to Blackstone attributable
to its initial Capital Contribution with respect to the Fiscal Year during which Black-stone
became a Member of the Company shall be determined based on a “closing of the books” method. With
respect to such closing of the books and records of the Company with respect to the Blackstone
Purchase Agreement, the Company shall close the books and records of the Company as of 11:59 P.M.
on the Closing Date (as defined in the Blackstone Purchase Agreement) and that all items of
Company income, gain, loss and deduction shall be allocated solely to the Members of record
immediately prior to such Closing Date, pro rata, based upon their respective ownership of Common
Units immediately prior to such Closing Date.
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ARTICLE VIII.
Distributions
8.1. Distributions. Subject to any restrictions under applicable law and this
Agreement (including, without limitation, Sections 4.2.3 and 4.2.4), any assets of the Company may
be distributed from time to time to the Members upon determination of the Governing Board. Subject
to the provisions of any Preferred Units, all distributions shall be made pro rata on the basis of
the Units held by such Members.
8.2. Minimum Distributions for Income Tax Purposes. If, with respect to any Fiscal
Year or portion thereof, taxable income is allocated to Common Units held by any Members, minimum
distributions shall be made to all of the Members with respect to their Common Units (including the
Tax Exempt Members) pro rata based on the number of Common Units held by each Member. The minimum
distribution paid with respect to each Common Unit shall be equal to the product of 45% multiplied
by the highest amount of taxable income allocated to any Common Unit; provided, that such
distributions shall only be made to the extent the Governing Board determines that the Company has
funds available and that making such distributions will not violate the terms of any agreements to
which the Company is a party. Such distributions shall in each case be made not later than 15 days
prior to the date upon which federal estimated tax payments are required for individuals, with such
distributions made on the basis of estimated allocations for the taxable period as determined by
the Governing Board. Such distributions shall be treated as advances of distributions otherwise to
be made pursuant to Section 4.2.4, and any distributions otherwise to be made to Members pursuant
to Section 4.2.3 or 4.2.4 shall be reduced by the amount previously distributed to them pursuant to
this Section 8.2. Any federal, state or local income tax withholding shall be treated as a
distribution to the Member for whose benefit the withholding has been made. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Company shall not, on or after the date hereof, make any tax distributions pursuant
to this Section 8.2 in respect of any tax period, or portion thereof, on or before the date hereof.
Any tax distributions made after the date hereof shall only take into account and be based on the
taxable income recognized for the period of time beginning after the date hereof.
ARTICLE IX.
Transfers of Interest; Admission of Additional Members
9.1. Transfer of Interests. Subject to Section 6.4, any Members may transfer all or
any portion of its Interest in the Company to any Person at any time.
9.2. Admission of Additional Members. No Person (other than Members who are already
parties to this Agreement) shall be admitted as a Member of the Company, or have any rights as a
holder of Units, after the date of this Agreement unless such Person is the holder of one or more
Units and such Person executes and delivers to the Company a Joinder.
9.3. Admission of Current Members. Each of the Persons listed on Schedule 1
under the caption “Members” has been duly admitted as a member in the Company on or prior to the
date of this Agreement as conclusively evidenced by the books and records of the Company.
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ARTICLE X.
Dissolution
10.1. Dissolution. The Company shall be dissolved and its affairs wound up on the
first to occur of the following:
10.1.1 subject to Section 5.9.16, the prior consent or approval of a majority of the
Governing Board and the prior consent or approval of a Majority in Interest of the Members to such
dissolution and winding up;
10.1.2 the sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company other
than in the ordinary course of business and the cessation of the Company’s business; or
10.1.3 entry of a decree of judicial dissolution.
10.2. Winding Up and Liquidation. Upon the dissolution of the Company, the Company
shall cease to engage in any further business, except to the extent necessary to perform existing
obligations, and shall wind up its affairs and liquidate its assets. Such Person(s) as may be
selected by the Governing Board (the “Liquidator”) shall wind up and liquidate the Company’s
business and affairs.
10.3. Liabilities. Liquidation shall continue until the Company’s affairs are in such
condition that there can be a final accounting, showing that all fixed or liquidated obligations
and liabilities of the Company are satisfied or can be adequately provided for under this
Agreement. The assumption or guarantee in good faith by one or more financially responsible Persons
shall be deemed to be an adequate means of providing for such obligations and liabilities. When the
Liquidator has determined that there can be a final accounting, the Liquidator shall establish a
date for the distribution of the proceeds of liquidation of the Company (the “Distribution Date”).
The Liquidator may make interim distributions of the proceeds of liquidation if the Liquidator
concludes that such interim distributions would not adversely affect the rights of the Company’s
creditors to be paid in full when and as their debts become due. The net proceeds of liquidation of
the Company shall be distributed to the Members as provided in Section 10.5 not later than the
Distribution Date.
10.4. Settling of Accounts. Subject to any applicable provisions of the Act, upon the
dissolution and liquidation of the Company, the proceeds of liquidation shall be applied as
follows: (i) first, to pay all expenses of liquidation and winding up; (ii) second, to pay all
debts, obligations and liabilities of the Company in the order of priority as provided by law,
other than on account of the Capital Contributions; and (iii) to establish reasonable reserves for
any remaining contingent or unforeseen liabilities of the Company not otherwise provided for,
which reserves shall be maintained by the Liquidator on behalf of the Company in a regular
interest-bearing trust account for a reasonable period of time as determined by the Liquidator. If
any excess funds remain in such reserves at the end of such reasonable time, then such remaining
funds shall be distributed by the Company to the Members pursuant to Section 10.5.
10.5. Distribution of Proceeds. Subject to any restrictions contained in the Act, upon
final liquidation of the Company but not later than the Distribution Date the net proceeds of
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liquidation shall be distributed to the Members in accordance with the respective priorities of the
Units held by them as set forth in Article IV.
10.6. Filing. Upon dissolution and liquidation of the Company, the Liquidator shall
cause to be executed and filed with the Secretary of the State a certificate of cancellation in
accordance with the Act.
10.7. No Restoration of Deficit Capital Account Balances. Upon dissolution and
liquidation of the Company, no Member with a deficit balance in its Capital Account shall be
obligated to restore such deficit to the Company.
ARTICLE XI.
Tax Returns; Books and Records; Reports
11.1. Filing of Tax Returns.
11.1.1 The Governing Board shall prepare and file, or cause the accountants of the Company to
prepare and file, a federal information tax return in compliance with Section 6031 of the Code and
any required state and local income tax and information returns for each tax year of the Company.
11.1.2 Any provisions hereof to the contrary notwithstanding, solely for U.S. federal income
tax purposes, each Member hereby recognizes that the Company will be subject to all provisions of
Subchapter K of Chapter 1 of Subtitle A of the Code; provided, however, that the filing of U.S.
Partnership Returns of Income shall not be construed to extend the purposes of the Company or
expand the obligations or liabilities of the Members.
11.2. Tax Matters Partner. C-Defense Holding shall be designated on the Company’s
annual federal information tax return as the Tax Matters Partner (the “Tax Matters Partner”) for
purposes of Section 6231(a)(7) of the Code and shall consult with Blackstone with respect to
non-ministerial actions taken in such capacity and, if any such action would adversely affect
Blackstone in a manner that is disproportionate to the effect on other Members, then the Tax
Matters Partner shall be required to obtain Blackstone’s consent (which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) prior to taking any such action. For purposes of
determining whether an action adversely affects Blackstone in a manner that is disproportionate to
the effect on other Members as described in the preceding sentence, the parties agree that (a) the
Tax Matters Partner may assume that Blackstone only owns the Units in the Company and does not own
any other investments outside of the Company, and (b) the Tax Matters Partner may ignore any
special tax attributes of Blackstone’s partners such as exemption from tax, foreign status, and
other similar attributes. In the event the Company shall be the subject of an income tax audit by
any federal, state or local authority, to the extent the Company is treated as an entity for
purposes of such audit, including administrative settlement and judicial review, the Tax Matters
Partner shall be authorized to act for, and his decision shall be final and binding upon, the
Company and each Member thereof. All expenses incurred in connection with any such audit,
investigation, settlement or review shall be borne by the Company. The Company shall make an
election under Code § 754 and the Company and the Members shall consistently report
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such election as applying to the sale of partnership interests as described in Section 5(b) of the
Blackstone Purchase Agreement.
11.3. Annual Reports to Current and Former Members.
11.3.1 Within 90 days after the end of each Fiscal Year, or as soon as practicable after
receipt of all necessary information by the Company, if later, the Company shall prepare and mail,
or cause its accountants to prepare and mail, to each Member, and to the extent necessary, to each
former Member (or such Member’s legal representatives), a report setting forth in sufficient
detail such information as shall enable such Member or former Member (or such Member’s legal
representatives) to prepare their respective federal, state and local income tax returns in
accordance with the laws, rules and regulations then prevailing.
11.3.2 Within 90 days after the end of each Fiscal Year, the Company shall deliver to each
Member a copy of its annual financial statements together with the certified (audit) report
thereon by the Company’s independent public accountants; provided, that if the audit is not
completed within such 90-day period and if the Company was diligently working in good faith to
provide such financial statements by such deadline, then the Company shall have an additional 30
days to deliver such financial statements.
11.3.3 No later than the end of each Fiscal Year, the Company shall deliver to Blackstone and
C-Defense Holdings a copy of its annual business plan that includes a reasonable general summary
of the anticipated significant commercial transactions and events during the following Fiscal
Year.
11.3.4 Within 45 days after the end of each fiscal quarterly period, the Company shall deliver
to each Member a copy of its most recent unaudited quarterly balance sheet, statement of operations
and statement of net cash flow, each of which shall not be required to include footnote disclosures
or reflect annual adjusting entries or accruals.
11.3.5 Within 30 days after the end of each month, the Company shall deliver to Blackstone the
regularly prepared monthly management financial report (which shall be in form and substance as
currently prepared, with such changes as Blackstone and the Company may mutually agree from time to
time).
11.4. Records to be Kept. The Company shall keep at its principal place of business or at
such other office as shall be designated by the Governing Board:
11.4.1 A current list in alphabetical order of the full name and last known business, residence or mailing address of each Member;
11.4.2 A copy of the filed Certificate of Formation and all amendments thereto, together with
executed copies of any powers of attorney pursuant to which any document has been executed;
11.4.3 Copies of this Agreement, and all amendments hereto;
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11.4.4 Copies of the Company’s federal income tax returns and reports for the five most recent years; and
11.4.5 Copies of any financial statements of the Company for the five most recent years.
11.5. Confidentiality. Each Member shall retain in strict confidence, and shall not
use for any purpose whatsoever, or divulge, disseminate or disclose to any Third Party (other than
in furtherance of the business purposes of the Company or as may be required by law) any
proprietary or confidential information relating to the business of the Company, including, without
limitation, information regarding financial information, pricing information, business methods,
management information systems and software, customer lists, supplier lists, leads, solicitations
and contacts, know how, show-how, inventions, improvements, specifications, trade secrets,
agreements, research and development, business plans and marketing plans of the Company, whether or
not any of the foregoing are copyrightable or patentable; provided, that (i) a Member may in
connection with any Sale of Interests that is not prohibited under the terms of this Agreement
provide to a potential buyer or transferee financial and other information with respect to the
Company (provided such buyer or transferee agrees to maintain the confidentiality of such
information); (ii) that each Member may divulge, disseminate or disclose any such proprietary and
confidential information to its agents, consultants, professional advisors and co-investors for the
purposes of managing its investment in the Company; (iii) each Member may divulge, disseminate or
disclose any such proprietary and confidential information to any of its Affiliates or otherwise to
the extent necessary to comply with applicable legal requirements; and (iv) Members that
participate in any proposed Company Sale approved in accordance with Section 5.9 or 6.5 shall have
the right to provide any proprietary or confidential information relating to the business of the
Company in connection therewith subject to the terms and provisions of a confidentiality agreement
reasonably acceptable to the Company.
ARTICLE XII.
Indemnification
12.1. Right to Indemnification. Each Person who was or is made a party or is
threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any action, suit or proceeding,
whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (hereinafter a “proceeding”), by reason of
the fact that he or she is or was a member of the Governing Board (or any other Applicable Board)
or officer of the Company or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a member of the
governing board, director, officer, employee or agent of another company or of a corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including, without limitation, service with
respect to an employee benefit plan (hereinafter an “indemnitee”), whether the basis of such
proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as a member of the governing board, director,
officer, employee or agent or in any other capacity while serving as a member of the governing
board, director, officer, employee or agent, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company
to the fullest extent authorized by the Act, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended (but,
in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Company to
provide broader indemnification rights than permitted prior thereto), against all expense,
liability and loss (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA-excise
taxes or penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or
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excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by such
indemnitee in connection therewith and such indemnification shall continue as to an indemnitee who
has ceased to be a member of the governing board, director, officer, employee or agent and shall
inure to the benefit of the indemnitee’s heirs, executors and administrators; provided, however,
that, except as provided in Section 12.3 with respect to proceedings to enforce rights to
indemnification, the Company shall indemnify any such indemnitee in connection with a proceeding
(or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was
authorized by the Governing Board.
12.2. Right to Advancement of Expenses. The right to indemnification conferred in
this ARTICLE XII shall include the right to be paid by the Company the expenses incurred in
defending any proceeding for which such right to indemnification is applicable in advance of its
final disposition (hereinafter an “advancement of expenses”); provided, that an advancement of
expenses incurred by an indemnitee in his or her capacity as a member of the Governing Board or
officer (and not in any other capacity in which service was or is rendered by such indemnitee,
including, without limitation, service to an employee benefit plan) shall be made only upon
delivery to the Company of an undertaking (hereinafter an “undertaking”), by or on behalf of such
indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined by final
judicial decision from which there is no further right to appeal (hereinafter a “final
adjudication”) that such indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified for such expenses under this
Section or otherwise.
12.3. Right of Indemnitee to Bring Suit. The rights to indemnification and to the
advancement of expenses conferred in this ARTICLE XII shall be contract rights. If a claim under
this ARTICLE XII is not paid in full by the Company within 60 days after a written claim has been
received by the Company, except in the case of a claim for an advancement of expenses, in which
case the applicable period shall be 20 days, the indemnitee may at any time thereafter bring suit
against the Company to recover the unpaid amount of the claim. If successful in whole or in part
in any such suit, or in a suit brought by the Company to recover an advancement of expenses
pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the indemnitee shall be entitled to be paid also the
expense of prosecuting or defending such suit. In (i) any suit brought by the indemnitee to
enforce a right to indemnification hereunder (but not in a suit brought by the indemnitee to
enforce a right to an advancement of expenses) it shall be a defense that, and (ii) any suit by
the Company to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking the
Company shall be entitled to recover such expenses upon a final adjudication that, the indemnitee
has not met any applicable standard for indemnification set forth in the Act or this Agreement.
Neither the failure of the Company (including, without limitation, the Governing Board,
independent legal counsel, or the Members) to have made a determination prior to the commencement
of such suit that indemnification of the indemnitee is proper in the circumstances because the
indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the Act or this Agreement, nor
an actual determination by the Company (including, without limitation, the Governing Board,
independent legal counsel, or the Members) that the indemnitee has not met such applicable
standard of conduct, shall create a presumption that the indemnitee has not met the applicable
standard of conduct or, in the case of such a suit brought by the indemnitee, be a defense to such
suit. In any suit brought by the indemnitee to enforce a right to indemnification or to an
advancement of expenses hereunder, or by the Company to recover an advancement of expenses
pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the burden of proving that the indemnitee is not entitled
to be indemnified, or to such advancement of expenses; under this
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entitled to be indemnified, or to such advancement of expenses; under this Section or otherwise
shall be on the Company.
12.4. Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The rights to indemnification and to the advancement
of expenses conferred in this ARTICLE XII shall not be exclusive of any other right that any Person
may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, this Agreement, agreement, vote of Members or
disinterested members of the Governing Board or otherwise.
12.5. Insurance. The Company shall maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect
itself and any member of the Governing Board, officer, employee or agent of the Company or another
company, corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any expense,
liability or loss, whether or not the Company would have the power to indemnify such Person
against such expense, liability or loss under the Act.
12.6. Indemnification of Employees and Agents of the Company. The Company may, to the
extent authorized from time to time by the Governing Board, grant rights to indemnification, and to
the advancement of expenses to any employee or agent of the Company to the fullest extent of the
provisions of this ARTICLE XII with respect to the indemnification and advancement of expenses of
members of the Governing Board and officers of the Company.
ARTICLE XIII.
Notices
13.1. Generally. Subject to Section 13.2, all notices and other communications
required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be mailed by registered or certified
mail, postage prepaid, or delivered either by hand or by messenger, or sent via telex, telecopier,
computer mail or other electronic means, in the case of any party hereto, to the address of such
party set forth in Schedule 2, or to such other address as such party shall have furnished
in writing to the party initiating the notice or communication. Any such notice or other
communications so addressed and mailed, postage prepaid, by registered or certified mail (in each
case, with return receipt requested) shall be deemed to be delivered and given when so mailed. Any
notices so addressed and otherwise delivered shall be deemed to be given when actually received by
the addressee.
13.2. When Deemed Given, etc. Any notice to a member of the Governing Board or any
Person having observation rights with respect to the Governing Board may be given personally, by
telephone or by mail, facsimile transmission, telex, telegram, cable, e-mail or similar means. A
notice will be deemed given when actually given in person or by telephone, when received if given
by facsimile transmission, telex or e-mail, on the third business day after the day when deposited
in the United States mail, postage prepaid, or on the day when delivered to a cable or similar
communications company, directed to the member of the Governing Board at the member’s business
address or at such other address as the member of the Governing Board may have designated to the
Secretary in writing as the address to which notices should be sent.
13.3. Waiver. Any Person may waive notice of any meeting by signing a written waiver,
whether before or after the meeting. In addition, attendance at a meeting will be deemed
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a waiver of notice unless the Person attends for the purpose, expressed to the meeting at its
commencement, of objecting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully
called or convened.
ARTICLE XIV.
Miscellaneous
14.1. General. This Agreement shall be binding on the executors, administrators,
heirs, and successors and assigns of the parties.
14.2. Amendments and Waivers. Neither this Agreement nor any term hereof may be
amended, waived, discharged, or terminated, except by written instrument signed by (i) the Company,
(ii) Common Members holding greater than 50% of the voting Equity Securities held by such Common
Members and (iii) if any voting Preferred Units are then outstanding, the holders of Preferred
Units holding greater than 50% of the votes represented by such Preferred Units; provided, however,
that (a) the obligations of any Member or other party may not be increased without the consent of
such Member or other party; and (b) the rights of the Union pursuant to Sections 6.1.1(b), 6.1.1(d)
and 6.1.3 may not be amended, waived, discharged, or terminated, except by written instrument
signed by the Union; and (c) Articles VIII and XII, Sections 4.2.3, 4.2.4, 4.5, 5.8, 5.10, 5.11,
6.1.2, 6.4, 6.5, 7.8 and 11.3 and this Section 14.2, and the rights of Blackstone pursuant to
Sections 5.9, 5.12.1, 6.1.1(a), 6.1.3 and 11.2 (and any defined terms or other provisions to the
extent related to any of the foregoing Articles or Sections) may not be amended, waived,
discharged, or terminated, except with the written consent of Blackstone; and (d) Articles VIII and
XII, Sections 4.2.3, 4.2.4, 4.5, 5.8, 5.10, 5.11, 6.1.2, 6.4, 6.5 and 11.3 and this Section 14.2,
and the rights of Sciens or C-Defense Holding pursuant to Sections 5.9, 5.12.1, 6.1.1(c) and 6.1.3
(and any defined terms or other provisions to the extent related to any of the foregoing Articles
or Sections) may not be amended, waived, discharged, or terminated, except with the written consent
of C-Defense Holding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Governing Board may amend this Agreement
without the consent of any Member or the Union to reflect the issuance of Preferred Units, as
contemplated by Section 4.1. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any breach hereunder
shall be deemed a waiver of any other provision or subsequent breach, nor shall any such waiver
constitute a continuing waiver.
14.3. Choice of Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced
in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to its conflicts of laws
principles.
14.4. Headings. The headings of the Articles and the Sections of this Agreement are
for convenience of reference only, and are not to be considered in constructing the terms and
provisions of this Agreement.
14.5. Pronouns. All pronouns shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine,
neuter, singular or plural, as the identity of the Person or Persons may require in the context
thereof.
14.6. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, and the Schedules and Exhibits hereto
constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and
supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements, representations, and understandings of the
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all prior and contemporaneous agreements, representations, and understandings of the parties with
respect thereto.
14.7. Third Parties. Except for the rights of Sciens expressly provided in this
Agreement, nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party,
other than the parties hereto, and their successors and permitted assigns, any rights, remedies,
obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided
herein.
14.8. Severability. If one or more provisions of this Agreement are held by a proper
court to be unenforceable under applicable law, portions of such provisions, or such provisions in
their entirety, to the extent necessary and permitted by law, shall be severed herefrom, and the
balance of this Agreement shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms.
14.9. Effectiveness. This Agreement shall be become effective when each of the
parties hereto indicated in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement shall have executed and
delivered a counterpart hereof to the Company.
14.10. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which
when so executed and delivered shall constitute a complete and original instrument but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
14.11. Interpretation. The words “herein,” “hereof’,” “hereby” or “hereto” shall refer
to this Agreement unless otherwise expressly provided. All pronouns and any variation thereof shall
be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine or neuter, singular or plural, as the identity of the
person or persons may require. Any reference in this Agreement to an exhibit, schedule or Section
shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be a reference to an exhibit or schedule to, or a
Section of, this Agreement. Any reference in this Agreement to a “business day” shall mean a day in
which the New York branch of the Federal Reserve Bank is open for business during its normal hours
of operation. Any reference to a “Member” shall mean the Member admitted in the Company on or prior
to the date of this Agreement and any successor Member which acquired a Membership Interest by
transfer or assignment from any such original Member and any new Member which acquires a Membership
Interest directly from the Company. Any reference to “date hereof’”, date of this Agreement,” “date
of this amendment” or similar terms shall mean July 9, 2007.
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The undersigned have duly executed this Amendment to Amended and Restated Limited Liability
Company Agreement, dated as of the date set forth above (the “Amendment”), amending that certain
Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement, dated as of June 11, 2003, between the
Company, Colt Defense Holding LLC and the other parties thereto (the “Agreement”), and confirm
that the foregoing accurately incorporates all such amendments to the Agreement.
COLT DEFENSE HOLDING LLC | ||||||
By: | Sciens Management LLC, its Manager | |||||
By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxx | |||||
Title: Authorized Person | ||||||
/s/ Xx X. Xxxx | ||||||
LTGEN Xx X. Xxxx, USMC (Ret.) | ||||||
Maj. Gen. Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx, USMC (Ret.) | ||||||
/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxx | ||||||
Xxxx X. Xxxxx | ||||||
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | ||||||
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||||||
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | ||||||
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx | ||||||
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx | ||||||
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||||||
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
COLT DEFENSE LLC |
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By: | /s/ Xx X. Xxxx | |||
Name: | LTGEN Xx X. Xxxx, USMC (Ret.) | |||
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |||
Schedule 1
MEMBER | UNITS | |||
A. Xxxxx & X. X. Xxxxxxxx — Jt. Ten. |
237.017 | |||
Athlos (US) Investments, Inc. |
56.884 | |||
Xxxxx Xxx X.X. |
99.157 | |||
Bernhard Trust B |
56.102 | |||
Blackstone Mezzanine Holdings II USS L.P. |
1,575.925 | |||
Blackstone Mezzanine Partners II-A L.P. |
44,103.050 | |||
Xxxxxx International Group, LLC |
129.310 | |||
Xxxxx Finance Ltd. |
261.096 | |||
Cape Doro Ltd. |
168.741 | |||
Xxxxxxx Xxxx |
173.960 | |||
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx |
20.875 | |||
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx |
300.000 | |||
Cirque Investments LLC |
52.239 | |||
Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
37.313 | |||
Colt Defense Holding LLC |
66,972.698 | |||
Xxx Xxxxxxx |
568.596 | |||
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx |
434.901 | |||
Colt Defense Employee Plan Holding Corp. |
1,204.733 | |||
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx |
300.000 | |||
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx |
1,511.815 | |||
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx |
1,344.892 | |||
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
235.215 | |||
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
235.215 | |||
Xxxx Xxxxx |
705.699 | |||
Xxxx Xxxxxx |
38.271 | |||
Xxxx X. Xxxxx |
412.577 | |||
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx |
958.343 | |||
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx |
337.514 | |||
M. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx |
44.000 | |||
MGS S.A. |
237.017 | |||
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
74.627 | |||
Xxxx Xxxxxxx |
419.746 | |||
Newlyn, Ltd. |
261.096 | |||
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx |
59.701 | |||
Xxxxxxx X. Xxx |
7.538 | |||
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx |
539.925 | |||
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx |
189.614 | |||
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx |
87.665 | |||
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx XX |
22.388 | |||
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx |
11,517.471 | |||
Total Units Outstanding |
135,992.926 | |||
Unvested Options: |
||||
Xxxx Xxxxx |
1,044.000 | |||
Total Fully Diluted Units |
137,036.926 | |||
Schedule 2
Colt Defense Holding LLC
|
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx | |
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Blackstone Mezzanine Partners II-A L.P.
|
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx | |
00xx Xxxxx | ||
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Blackstone Mezzanine Holdings II USS L.P.
|
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx | |
00xx Xxxxx | ||
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Colt Defense Employee Plan Holding Corp.
|
000 Xxx Xxxx Xxxxxx | |
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000 | ||
General Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
|
0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx | |
Xxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
|
0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx | |
Xxxxx, Xxxx 00000 | ||
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
|
00 Xxx Xxxx Xxxxxx | |
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Xxxx X. Xxxxx
|
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx | |
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
|
00 Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | |
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
|
00 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx | |
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
|
00 Xxxxx Xxxx | |
Xxxxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
|
00 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx | |
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
|
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Floor | |
c/o Sciens Capital Management | ||
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Xxxx Xxxxx
|
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Floor | |
c/o Sciens Capital Management | ||
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
|
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Floor | |
c/o Sciens Capital Management |
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Xxxxxx International Group. LLC
|
X.X. Xxx 00000 | |
c/o Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx | ||
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Cape Doro Limited
|
X.X. Xxx 000, Xxxxx Xxxxxx Home | |
Xxxxx Street, St. Helier | ||
x/x Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx | ||
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx | ||
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx XX0 0XX | ||
Xxxxx Xxx, X.X.
|
000 Xxxxxxx Xxx., Xxxxx 0000 | |
x/x Xxxxxxx X. Xxx | ||
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Xxxx X. Xxxxxx, III
|
575 Madison Avenue, 11th Floor | |
Core Capital Group, LLC | ||
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 | ||
M. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
|
00 Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxx | |
Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
|
000 Xxxx Xxx., 0xx Xxxxx | |
Xxxxxx Brothers Merchant | ||
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Bernhard Trust B
|
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx — 31st Floor | |
MB Investment Partners, Inc. | ||
Xx. Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | ||
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Xxxxxxx X. Xxx
|
000 Xxxxxxx Xxx., Xxxxx 0000 | |
c/o Baker Xxx X.X. | ||
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
|
000 Xxx Xxxx Xxxx | |
Xxxxxx, XX 00000-0000 | ||
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
|
000 Xxxxxxx Xxx. | |
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Athlos (U.S.) Investments Inc.
|
0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 | |
c/o Michalis Xxxxxxxxxxx | ||
Miami, FL 33121 | ||
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx XX
|
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx | |
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Cirque Investments LLC
|
00000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx., Xxxxx 000 | |
c/o Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx |
0
Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
|
00 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx | |
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
|
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx #0 | |
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
|
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx | |
Xxxxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
|
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx. 0x | |
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Xxxxx Finance Ltd.
|
82 Vasilissis Sophias Ave. | |
x/x Xxxxxx Xxxxx | ||
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx 00000 | ||
A. Xxxxx & X.X. Xxxxxxxx
|
0 Xxxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx | |
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx 15125 | ||
Mgs S.A.
|
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxx 0 Xxxxx Xx. | |
x/x Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | ||
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx 00000 | ||
Newlyn, Ltd.
|
82 Vasilissis Sophias Ave. | |
x/x Xxxxxx Xxxxx | ||
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx 00000 | ||
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
|
0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx | |
Xxxxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
|
000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx | |
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Xxxx Xxxxxxx
|
X/X X.X. Xxxxxxxxxx & Xxxx Xxx. | |
Xxx Xxxxx | ||
Xx. Xxxxxxx’x Xxxx | ||
London, England EC4P 4DU | ||
General Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
|
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | |
Association of The U.S. Army | ||
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 |
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF JOINDER TO
AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT
AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT
THIS JOINDER (this “Joinder”) to that certain Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company
Agreement of Colt Defense LLC (the “Company”), dated as of June 12, 2003, as amended July
9, 2007, by and among the Company and certain unitholders of the Company (the “LLC
Agreement”), is made and entered into as of , 20 , by and between the
Company and (“Holder”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall
have the meanings set forth in the LLC Agreement.
WHEREAS, Holder has acquired certain units of limited liability company interest of the Company
(“Holder Units”), and pursuant to the terms of the LLC Agreement, the Holder is required,
as a holder of such units, to become a party to the LLC Agreement, and Holder agrees to do so in
accordance with the terms hereof.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties
to this Joinder hereby agree as follows:
1. Agreement to be Bound. Holder hereby agrees that upon execution and delivery of this
Joinder by the Holder and the Company, it shall become a party to the LLC Agreement and shall be
fully bound by, and subject to, all of the covenants, terms and conditions of the LLC Agreement as
though an original party thereto and shall be admitted as a Member for all purposes thereof on the
date and time specified below or, if no date and time are specified, at 11:59 p.m. on the date of
this Joinder. In addition, Holder hereby agrees that all Holder Units are Common Units for all
purposes of the LLC Agreement.
2. Successors and Assigns. This Joinder shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be
enforceable by the Company and its successors and assigns and Holder and its successors and
assigns.
3. Counterparts. This Joinder may be executed in any number of counterparts (including by
facsimile or electronic copy), each of which shall be an original and all of which together shall
constitute one and the same agreement.
4. Notices. For purposes of Section 13.1 of the LLC Agreement, all notices,
demands or other communications to the Holder shall be directed to:
Name: |
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Address: |
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Facsimile Number: | ||||||
5. Governing Law. The LLC Agreement, including this Joinder, shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any
choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other
jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State
of Delaware.
6. Descriptive Headings. The descriptive headings of this Joinder are inserted for
convenience only and do not constitute a part of this Joinder.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Joinder as of the date first above written.
COLT DEFENSE LLC |
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By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
[NAME OF HOLDER] |
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By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
[
]
[Form Signature Page to Joinder to LLC Agreement]
Schedule 5.9.13
• | Employment agreement with Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx dated as of May 21, 1998 | |
• | Letter agreement with Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx dated August 30, 2005 | |
• | Letter agreement with J. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx dated August 28, 2003 | |
• | Term sheet with Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx dated May 3, 2007 | |
• | Letter agreement Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx dated August 23, 2004 | |
• | Employment Agreement with Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx dated May 21, 1998 | |
• | Letter Agreement with Sciens Management LLC dated July 9, 2007 | |
• | Asset Contribution Agreement by and among New Colt Holding Corp. and Colt’s Manufacturing Company, Inc. and Colt Defense LLC dated as of November 4, 2004 | |
• | Supplemental Assignment and Assumption Agreement between Colt Defense LLC and Colt’s Manufacturing LLC dated as of November 4, 2002 | |
• | License Agreement dated as of December 19, 2003 between Colt Defense LLC and New Colt Holding Corp., as amended | |
• | Manufacturing License Agreement, dated February 8, 1984, between Colt’s Manufacturing Company, Inc. and Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada, as amended. (Colt’s Manufacturing Company, Inc. assigned this agreement to Colt Defense as of November 4, 2004 but Colt’s Manufacturing Company, Inc. remains the counterparty of record with the Canadian government.) | |
• | Intercompany Services Agreement dated as of June 26, 2007 | |
• | Match Target License Agreement dated as of December 19, 2003 | |
• | Purchase orders arising in the Ordinary Course of Business between the Company and Colt’s Manufacturing Company LLC for Match Target rifles manufactured by the Company. | |
• | First Amended and Restated Sublease Agreement dated as of. October 25, 2005, between Colt’s Manufacturing Company LLC and Colt Defense LLC | |
• | Business Contract dated November 10, 2005 by and between Colt Canada Corporation and Colt Defense LLC | |
• | Intercompany purchase orders arising in the Ordinary Course of Business between the Company and Colt Canada Corporation. |
• | Provision of intercompany administrative services and intercompany loans by the Company to its Subsidiaries, and by Colt Rapid Mat LLC to Rapid Mat S.a.r.l in the Ordinary Course of Business. |
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