SECOND AMENDED & RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT OF INDIGO NATURAL RESOURCES LLC
Exhibit 3.22
SECOND AMENDED & RESTATED
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT
OF
INDIGO NATURAL RESOURCES LLC
THIS SECOND AMENDED & RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) of Indigo Natural Resources LLC (the “Company”) dated as of this 1st day of September, 2021, by Southwestern Energy Company, a Delaware corporation, (the “Member”) as the sole member of the Company.
RECITAL
In connection with the merger of Ikon Acquisition Company, LLC with and into the Company, with the Company as the surviving corporation, the Member desires to amend and restate the written agreement, in accordance with the provisions of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act and any successor statute, as amended from time to time (the “Act”), governing the affairs of the Company and the conduct of its business.
ARTICLE 1
The Limited Liability Company
1.1 Formation. The Company has previously been formed as a limited liability company pursuant to the provisions of the Act. A certificate of formation for the Company as described in Section 18-201 of the Act (the “Certificate of Formation”) has been filed in the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in conformity with the Act.
1.2 Name. The name of the Company shall be “Indigo Natural Resources LLC “ and its business shall be carried on in such name with such variations and changes as the Member shall determine or deem necessary to comply with requirements of the jurisdictions in which the Company’s operations are conducted.
1.3 Business Purpose; Powers. The Company is formed for the purpose of engaging in any lawful business, purpose or activity for which limited liability companies may be formed under the Act. The Company shall possess and may exercise all the powers and privileges granted by the Act or by any other law or by this Agreement, together with any powers incidental thereto, so far as such powers and privileges are necessary or convenient to the conduct, promotion or attainment of the business purposes or activities of the Company.
1.4 Registered Office and Agent. The location of the registered office of the Company shall be 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000. The Company’s Registered Agent at such address shall be The Corporation Trust Company
1.5 Term. Subject to the provisions of Article 6 below, the Company shall have perpetual existence.
ARTICLE 2
The Member
2.1 The Member. The name and address of the Member are as follows:
| Name | Address | |
| SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY COMPANY |
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000-0000 | |
2.2 Actions by the Member; Meetings. The Member may approve a matter or take any action at a meeting or without a meeting by the written consent of the Member. Meetings of the Member may be called at any time by the Member.
2.3 Liability of the Member. All debts, obligations and liabilities of the Company, whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise, shall be solely the debts, obligations and liabilities of the Company, and the Member shall not be obligated personally for any such debt, obligation or liability of the Company solely by reason of being a member.
2.4 Power to Bind the Company. The Member (acting in its capacity as such) shall have the authority to bind the Company to any third party with respect to any matter.
2.5 Admission of Members. Persons or entities may be admitted as members of the Company only upon the prior written approval of the Member.
ARTICLE 3
Management by the Member
3.1 Management of the Company. The management of the Company is fully reserved to the Member, and the Company shall not have “managers,” as that term is used in the Act. The powers of the Company shall be exercised by or under the authority of, and the business and affairs of the Company shall be managed under the direction of, the Member, who shall make all decisions and take all actions for the Company. In managing the business and affairs of the Company and exercising its powers, the Member shall act through resolutions adopted in written consents. Decisions or actions taken by the Member in accordance with this Agreement shall constitute decisions or action by the Company and shall be binding on the Company.
3.2 Officers and Related Persons. The Member shall have the authority to appoint and terminate officers of the Company and retain and terminate employees, agents and consultants of the Company and to delegate such duties to any such officers, employees, agents and consultants as the Member deems appropriate, including the power, acting individually or jointly, to represent and bind the Company in all matters, in accordance with the scope of their respective duties.
ARTICLE 4
Capital Structure and Contributions
4.1 Capital Structure. The capital structure of the Company shall consist of one class of common interests (the “Common Interests”). All Common Interests shall be identical with each other in every respect. The Member shall own all of the Common Interests issued and outstanding.
4.2 Capital Contributions. From time to time, the Member may determine that the Company requires capital and may make capital contribution(s) in an amount determined by the Member. A capital account shall be maintained for the Member, to which contributions and profits shall be credited and against which distributions and losses shall be charged.
ARTICLE 5
Profits, Losses and Distributions
5.1 Profits and Losses. For financial accounting and tax purposes, the Company’s net profits or net losses shall be determined on an annual basis in accordance with the manner determined by the Member. In each year, profits and losses shall be allocated entirely to the Member.
5.2 Distributions. The Member shall determine profits available for distribution and the amount, if any, to be distributed to the Member, and shall authorize and distribute on the Common Interests, the determined amount when, as and if declared by the Member. The distributions of the Company shall be allocated entirely to the Member.
ARTICLE 6
Events of Dissolution
The Company shall be dissolved and its affairs wound up upon the occurrence of any of the following events (each, an “Event of Dissolution”):
(a) The Member votes for dissolution; or
(b) A judicial dissolution of the Company under Section 18-802 of the Act.
No other event, including, without limitation, the death, retirement, resignation, expulsion, bankruptcy or dissolution of the Member, shall cause the dissolution of the Company; provided, however, that in the event of any occurrence resulting in the termination of the continued membership of the last remaining member of the Company, the Company shall be dissolved unless, within 90 days following such event, the personal representative of the last remaining member agrees in writing to continue the Company and to the admission of such personal representative (or any other person or entity designated by such personal representative) as a member of the Company, effective upon the event resulting in the termination of the continued membership of the last remaining member of the Company.
ARTICLE 7
Transfer of Interests in the Company
The Member may sell, assign, transfer, convey, gift, exchange, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of (“Transfer”) any or all of its Common Interests to any person or entity; provided, however, that such person or entity to whom such Common Interests are Transferred shall be an assignee and shall have no right to participate in the Company’s business and affairs unless and until such person or entity shall be admitted as a member of the Company upon (i) the prior written approval by the Member pursuant to Section 2.5 of this Agreement and (ii) receipt by the Company of a written agreement executed by the person or entity to whom such Common Interests are Transferred agreeing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 8
Exculpation and Indemnification
8.1 Exculpation. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, whether express or implied, or any obligation or duty at law or in equity, none of the Member, nor any officers, directors, stockholders, partners, members, managers, employees, affiliates, representatives or agents of the Member, nor any officer, employee, representative or agent of the Company (individually, a “Covered Person” and, collectively, the “Covered Persons”) shall be liable to the Company or any other person for any act or omission (in relation to the Company, its property or the conduct of its business or affairs, this Agreement, any related document or any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby) taken or omitted by a Covered Person in good faith in the reasonable belief that such act or omission is in or is not contrary to the best interests of the Company and is within the scope of authority granted to such Covered Person by this Agreement, provided such act or omission does not constitute fraud, willful misconduct or gross negligence.
8.2 Indemnification. To the fullest extent permitted by the Act, the Company shall indemnify and hold harmless each Covered Person from and against any and all losses, claims, demands, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines, settlements and other amounts arising from any and all claims, demands, actions, suits or proceedings, civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (“Claims”), in which the Covered Person may be involved, or threatened to be involved, as a party or otherwise, by reason of the fact that he, she or it is a Covered Person or which relates to or arises out of the Company or its property, business or affairs.
A Covered Person shall not be entitled to indemnification under this Section 8.2 with respect to (i) any Claim with respect to which such Covered Person has engaged in fraud, willful misconduct or gross negligence or (ii) any Claim initiated by such Covered Person unless such Claim (A) was brought to enforce such Covered Person’s rights to indemnification hereunder or (B) was authorized or consented to by the Member. Expenses incurred in defending any Claim by (y) the Member or any officer, director, stockholder, partner, member, manager, or affiliate of the Member shall be paid by the Company and (z) any other Covered Person may be paid by the Company, but only upon the prior written approval of the Member in its sole and absolute discretion, upon such terms and conditions, if any, as the Member deems appropriate, in each case, in advance of the final disposition of such Claim upon receipt by the Company of an undertaking by or on behalf of such Covered Person to repay such amount if it shall be ultimately determined that such Covered Person is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company as authorized by this Section 8.2.
8.3 Amendments. Any repeal or modification of this Article 8 by the Member shall not adversely affect any rights of such Covered Person pursuant to this Article 8, including the right to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses of a Covered Person, existing at the time of such repeal or modification with respect to any acts or omissions occurring prior to such repeal or modification.
ARTICLE 9
Miscellaneous
9.1 Tax Treatment. Unless otherwise determined by the Member, the Company shall be a disregarded entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes (as well as for any analogous state or local tax purposes), and the Member and the Company shall timely make any and all necessary elections and filings for the Company to be treated as a disregarded entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes (as well as for any analogous state or local tax purposes).
9.2 Amendments. Amendments to this Agreement and to the Certificate of Formation shall be effective only if approved in writing by the Member. An amendment shall become effective as of the date specified in the approval of the Member or if none is specified as of the date of such approval.
9.3 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability; provided, however, that the
remaining provisions will continue in full force without being impaired or invalidated in any way unless such invalid or unenforceable provision or clause shall be so significant as to materially affect the expectations of the Member regarding this Agreement. Otherwise, any invalid or unenforceable provision shall be replaced by the Member with a valid provision which most closely approximates the intent and economic effect of the invalid or unenforceable provision.
9.4 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to the principles of conflicts of laws thereof.
9.5 Limited Liability Company. The Member intends to form a limited liability company and does not intend to form a partnership under the laws of the State of Delaware or any other laws.
[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this Agreement as of the day first above written.
| SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY COMPANY | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxx | |
| Name: | Xxxxx Xxxx | |
| Title: | Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |
[Signature page for Indigo Natural Resources LLC - Second A&R LLC Agreement]
