Exhibit 3.1
EXECUTION COPY
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
OF
dated as of
May 30, 2008
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1. DEFINED TERMS |
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ARTICLE 2. FORMATION |
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2.1 Intent |
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2.2 Certificate of Formation; Filings |
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2.3 Name, Registered Office and Agent; Principal Place of Business |
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2.4 Purpose of Company |
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2.5 Term |
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2.6 Issuance of Membership Interests |
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ARTICLE 3. CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS, PERCENTAGE INTERESTS, CAPITAL ACCOUNTS AND CLASSES OF INTERESTS |
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3.1 Capital Commitments; Percentage Interests |
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3.2 Initial Assignment by Morgans |
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3.3 Initial Capital Contributions |
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3.4 Additional Contributions |
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3.5 Failure to Contribute |
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3.6 Percentage Interest Adjustment |
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3.7 Return of Capital, No Interest on Capital |
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3.8 Additional Members |
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3.9 New Financing; New Equity |
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3.10 Limited Liability of Members |
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3.11 Capital Accounts. |
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3.12 Classes of Interests; Voting Rights |
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ARTICLE 4. DISTRIBUTIONS |
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4.1 Distributions Generally |
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4.2 Distributions of Cash Available for Distribution |
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4.3 Tax Distributions |
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4.4 The Right to Withhold |
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ARTICLE 5. ALLOCATIONS |
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5.1 Allocations Generally |
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5.2 Allocations of Net Profits and Net Losses |
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5.3 Allocations Upon Final Liquidation |
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5.4 Additional Allocation Provisions |
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5.5 Other Tax Provisions |
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ARTICLE 6. MANAGEMENT OF COMPANY |
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6.1 Board of Directors |
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6.2 Officers |
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6.3 Required Board Decisions |
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6.4 DLJMB LLC Decisions |
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6.5 Morgans Decisions |
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6.6 Affiliate Transactions |
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6.7 Proposed Operating Plan |
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6.8 Class B Members and Class C Members |
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6.9 Limitation of Liability; Indemnification |
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6.10 DLJMB Consulting Fee |
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6.11 Expansion Project |
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6.12 Additional Covenant |
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ARTICLE 7. COVENANTS |
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7.1 Gaming Operations |
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7.2 Further Assurances regarding New Financing or New Equity |
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7.3 Piggyback Registration Rights; Initial Public Offering |
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7.4 General |
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ARTICLE 8. BOOKS AND RECORDS; ACCOUNTING; TAX ELECTIONS |
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8.1 Company Books |
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8.2 Delivery of Records |
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8.3 Inspection |
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8.4 Reports and Tax Information |
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8.5 Tax Elections |
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8.6 Tax Matters Member |
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8.7 Accounting; Fiscal Year and Audited Financial Statements |
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ARTICLE 9. TRANSFERS OF AND ENCUMBRANCES ON MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS |
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9.1 General |
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9.2 Indirect Transfers |
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9.3 Permitted Transfers |
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9.4 Right of First Offer |
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9.5 Drag — Along and Tag — Along Rights |
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9.6 Management Agreement Termination Fee |
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ARTICLE 10. RESIGNED, ADDITIONAL AND SUBSTITUTE MEMBERS |
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10.1 Admissions and Resignations |
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10.2 Substitute Members |
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10.3 Cessation of Certain Members |
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ARTICLE 11. EVENT OF DEFAULT. |
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11.1 Events of Default |
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11.2 Remedies |
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11.3 Fair Market Value |
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11.4 Non — Exclusive |
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11.5 Disputes |
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ARTICLE 12. DISSOLUTION AND WINDING UP |
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12.1 Dissolution and Distribution of Company Assets |
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12.2 Dissolving Events |
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12.3 Wind — up, Liquidation and Final Distribution of Proceeds |
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12.4 No Restoration of Deficit Capital Account Balances |
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ARTICLE 13. INVESTMENT REPRESENTATIONS |
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ARTICLE 14. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; COVENANTS |
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14.1 Representations and Warranties of the Company and the Members |
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14.2 Representations and Warranties of the Company |
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14.3 Indemnity for Breaches of Representations and Warranties |
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ARTICLE 15. GUARANTY LIABILITIES |
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15.1 Net Worth and Effective Liquidity |
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15.2 Special Indemnity for Construction Completion Guaranties |
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15.3 Special Indemnity for Closing Completion Guaranties |
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15.4 Special
Indemnity for Non — Recourse Carve — Out Guaranties |
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15.5 Special Indemnity for Mandatory Prepayment Guaranties |
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15.6 Capital Contributions for Indemnity Payments |
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15.7 Covenant to Pay Pro Rata Share of Liabilities |
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15.8 Non — Assignability of Obligations |
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ARTICLE 16. CONFIDENTIALITY |
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16.1 Confidentiality of Information |
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16.2 Gaming Information |
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16.3 Public Statements |
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ARTICLE 17. MISCELLANEOUS |
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17.1 Injunctive Relief |
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17.2 Further Assurances |
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17.3 Governing Law |
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17.4 Compliance with Laws |
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17.5 Entire Agreement; Amendment; Waiver |
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17.6 Binding Effect |
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17.7 Invalidity of Provision |
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17.8 Notices |
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17.9 Limitation on Damages |
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17.10 Headings; Execution in Counterparts |
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17.11 Rules of Construction |
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17.12 Third Party Beneficiaries |
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17.13 DLJMB Joint and Several Obligations |
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EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES: |
EXHIBIT A
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Capital Commitments; Percentage Interests |
EXHIBIT B
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Board of Directors |
EXHIBIT C
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Requirements for Operating Plan and Budget |
EXHIBIT D
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Expansion Capital Equity Commitment Letter |
SCHEDULE 1.1(a) — List of Acquisition Agreements |
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THIS SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT (this
“
Agreement”) of
Hard Rock Hotel Holdings, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company (the
“
Company”), is made and entered into as of May 30, 2008 (the “
Agreement Date”), by
and among the Company, DLJ MB IV HRH, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company (“
DLJMB”),
DLJ Merchant Banking Partners IV, L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership (“
DLJMB Partners”),
DLJMB HRH VoteCo, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company (“
DLJMB LLC”), Morgans Hotel
Group Co., a
Delaware corporation (“
Morgans Co.”), and Morgans Group LLC, a
Delaware
limited liability company (“
Morgans”), for the purpose of continuing the Company as a
limited liability company organized under the Act.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, on January 16, 2007, a limited liability company was formed by Morgans Co. pursuant
to the Act by filing a Certificate of Formation of the Company with the office of the Secretary of
State of the State of
Delaware;
WHEREAS, Morgans Co. entered into that certain
Limited Liability Company Agreement dated as of
January 22, 2007, which from the date of the formation of the Company to the Original Agreement
Date (as defined below) governed the affairs of the Company as set forth therein;
WHEREAS, the DLJMB Parties and the Morgans Parties previously have entered into the Amended
and Restated
Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company (the “
Original Agreement”),
dated as of February 2, 2007 (the “
Original Agreement Date”), pursuant to which such
parties agreed to form a joint venture for the purpose of acquiring Hard Rock Hotel, Inc. and
related land and assets (the “
Acquired Assets”) and pursuing certain activities relating
thereto; and
WHEREAS, the DLJMB Parties and the Morgans Parties desire to amend and restate the Original
Agreement in its entirety (a) to modify the provisions in Article 3 relating to Additional
Capital Contributions provided by the Parties and the calculation of the Parties’ Percentage
Interests, (b) to modify the provisions relating to distributions to the Parties under Article
4, (c) to decrease the current number of directors of the Company from six (6) to five (5) and
to make other changes to the Board under Article 6, (d) to permit the admission of the
Class C Members hereunder from time to time, (e) to provide for certain terms and conditions
applicable to the Class C Members and the Class C Units held by them, which are intended to
constitute “profits interests” in the Company within the meaning of Rev. Proc. 93-27, 1993-2 C.B.
343 and Rev. Proc. 2001-43, 0000-0 X.X. 000, (x) to remove certain provisions from the Original
Agreement no longer needed regarding certain matters pertaining to the closing of the acquisition
of the Acquired Assets (the “Closing”) and a former lease of the casino at the
Hotel/Casino, (g) to continue the Company in accordance with the Act and pursuant to the terms and
conditions contained herein, and (h) to make certain other modifications provided for herein.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the recitals, promises and covenants set forth in this
Agreement, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
acknowledged by the Members (each of the parties hereto, a “Party” and collectively, the
“Parties”), the Parties hereby agree:
ARTICLE 1.
DEFINED TERMS
“Acquired Assets” is defined in the Recitals.
“Acquisition” means the acquisition of the Acquired Assets.
“Acquisition Agreements” means, collectively, the agreements listed on
Schedule 1.1(a) relating to the acquisition of the Acquired Assets as each such agreement
may be amended, modified, supplemented or assigned from time to time.
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Act” means, as of any time, the
Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, 6 Del. C. §
18-101 et seq., as amended at such time.
“Additional Capital Contribution” means a Capital Contribution made pursuant to
Section 3.4 or Article 15.
“Additional Member” means any Person that has been admitted to the Company as a Member
pursuant to Section 3.8 and Article 10 of the Agreement by virtue of such Person
receiving its Membership Interest from the Company and not from another Member or any Assignee.
“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 of the Company, after giving
effect to the following adjustments:
(a) Add to such Capital Account the following items:
(i) The amount, if any, that such Member is obligated to contribute to the
Company upon liquidation of such Member’s Interest; and
(ii) The amount that such Member is obligated to restore or is deemed to be
obligated to restore pursuant to Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(c) or the
penultimate sentence of each of Regulations Sections 1.704-2(g)(1) and
1.704-2(i)(5); and
(b) Subtract from such Capital Account such Member’s share of the items described in
Regulations Sections 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 Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.
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“Adjusted Percentage Interests” means, with respect to any distribution to be made
pursuant to Section 4.2(b)(ii), (iii) or (iv), the then-current Percentage
Interests of the applicable Members as of the date of such distribution, adjusted so as to
(x) disregard the effect of any prior adjustments made thereto as a result of any Non-Qualifying
Contributions, and (y) make, or modify, any other adjustments required to reflect the fact that
Non-Qualifying Contributions are being disregarded.
“Affiliate” shall mean as to any Person any other Person that directly or indirectly
controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such first Person. For the purposes of
this Agreement, a Person shall be deemed to control another Person if such Person possesses,
directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management, policies
and/or decision making of such other Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by
contract or otherwise.
“Affiliate Agreement” means any Agreement between the Company (or one of its
Subsidiaries) and one or more of the following: (i) a Member, (ii) an Affiliate of a Member, or
(iii) any other Affiliated Counterparty.
“Affiliate Transfer” is defined in Section 9.3(c).
“Affiliated Counterparty” is defined in Section 6.6.
“Aggregate Asset Value” means, as of any time, the fair market value of the Company
Assets, as determined by agreement among the Members, or if such an agreement cannot be reached, or
upon an Event of Default, by the methods set forth in Section 11.3.
“Agreement” is defined in the Preamble.
“Agreement Date” is defined in the Preamble.
“Annual Incentive Fee” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Management Agreement.
“Applied Amounts” is defined in Section 3.2.
“Approved Development Budget” means the development and construction budget approved
by the Board in accordance with Article 6 in respect of any Approved Development Project
(together with such amendments as may be approved by the Board in accordance with Article
6). If approved by the Mortgage Lender in accordance with the Mortgage Loan Agreement, the
Loan Budget (as defined in the Loan Agreements) shall be deemed to be the Approved Development
Budget for the Expansion Project (as it may be amended by the Board in accordance with Article
6).
“Approved Development Plans” means the plans and specifications approved by the Board
in accordance with Article 6 in connection with any Approved Development Project. If
approved by the Mortgage Lender in accordance with the Mortgage Loan Agreement, the Plans and
Specifications (as defined in the Loan Agreements) shall be deemed to be the Approved Development
Plan for the Expansion Project.
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“Approved Development Project” means the Expansion Project and any other development
project or other material capital expenditure initiative that has been approved by the Board
pursuant to Article 6.
“Approved Operating Plan” means the Proposed Operating Plan approved by the Board
pursuant to Section 6.7.
“Approved Sale” is defined in Section 9.5(a).
“Approved Sale Notice” is defined in Section 9.5(b).
“Assignee” means any Person to which a Member or another Assignee has Transferred all
or any part of its Economic Interest in accordance with Article 9, but which has not been
admitted as a Substitute Member pursuant to Section 10.2.
“Bankruptcy” means the occurrence of any one or more of those events set forth in
Section 18-304 of the Act.
“Base Management Fee” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Management Agreement.
“Board” is defined in Section 6.1(a).
“Bridge LC” is defined in Section 3.4(a)(iii).
“Business Day” means any weekday excluding any legal holiday observed pursuant to
United States federal or Nevada or New York state law or regulation.
“Buying Member” is defined in Section 9.4(a)(iii).
“Capital Account” means the capital account maintained for each Member on the
Company’s books and records in accordance with Section 3.11 and Article 8.
“Capital Call Indemnification Notice” is defined in Section 6.9(d).
“Capital Call Notice” is defined in Section 3.4(b).
“Capital Contribution” means, collectively, (a) the total amount of money and (b) the
initial Gross Asset Value of property (other than cash), if any, contributed to the Company (or
deemed to be contributed to the Company pursuant to the terms of this Agreement) by a Member in
accordance with this Agreement, whether as an initial Capital Contribution or as an Additional
Capital Contribution. For the avoidance of doubt, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
this Agreement, a Member shall not be deemed to have made a Capital Contribution by posting a
Letter of Credit pursuant to this Agreement, unless, until and to the extent that such Letter of
Credit is actually drawn by the beneficiary thereof and such Member reimburses the issuer of such
Letter of Credit with respect to all obligations resulting from such draw, or such Member funds a
payment in connection with the release or reduction of such Letter of Credit in accordance with the
Loan Agreements or other document governing the
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delivery and maintenance of such Letter of Credit, as provided in Section 3.4(a)(v)
(in which event the Capital Contribution shall be the amount of such payment).
“Capital Member” means each Member of the Company other than a Class C Member in its
capacity as such.
“Cash Available for Distribution” means, with respect to any fiscal quarter or other
period as determined by the Board, all available cash of the Company, after deducting payments for
operating expenses, payments required to be made in connection with any loan to the Company or its
Subsidiaries or any other loan secured by a lien on any Company Assets as the Board shall
determine, any other expenses of the Company or its Subsidiaries (including fees payable under the
Management Agreement and the DLJ Consulting Fee), capital expenditures, commitments and other
amounts (as set forth in the Approved Operating Plan or otherwise approved by the Board) set aside
for the restoration, increase or creation of reasonable reserves. Cash contributed and distributed
pursuant to Section 9.3(c) shall not be considered “Cash Available for Distribution” for
purposes of Article 4.
“Cash Requirements” means cash amounts necessary to pay for the operating costs and
expenses of the Hotel/Casino or the general and administrative costs of the Company and its
Subsidiaries, but excluding capital expenditures, investments (including without limitation
investments relating to intellectual property rights controlled by the Company), and other
expenditures outside the ordinary course of business (unless the use of Required Expansion Capital
for such expenditure is approved by the Board and the Morgans Parties).
“
Certificate” means the Certificate of Formation of the Company, and any duly
authorized, executed and filed amendments or restatements thereof, which are filed in the office of
the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware.
“Class A Member” means any Person in its capacity as a holder of Class A Membership
Interests and a Member of the Company who is listed as holding Class A Membership Interests on
Exhibit A hereto, as such exhibit may be updated from time to time according to the books
and records of the Company pursuant to Section 3.1.
“Class A Membership Interest” is defined in Section 3.12(a).
“Class B Member” means any Person in its capacity as a holder of Class B Membership
Interests and a Member of the Company who is listed as holding Class B Membership Interests on
Exhibit A hereto, as such exhibit may be updated from time to time according to the books
and records of the Company pursuant to Section 3.1.
“Class B Membership Interest” is defined in Section 3.12(a).
“Class C Member” means any Person in its capacity as a holder of Class C Membership
Interests (or Class C Units representing such Interests) and a Member of the Company who is listed
as holding Class C Membership Interests on Exhibit A hereto or on the books and records of
the Company as updated from time to time pursuant to Section 3.1.
“Class C Membership Interest” is defined in Section 3.12(a).
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“Class C Units” is defined in Section 3.12(b).
“Closing” is defined in the Recitals.
“Closing Completion Guaranties” means, collectively, (a) that certain Closing Guaranty
of Completion, dated as of February 2, 2007, by DLJMB and Morgans in favor of Mortgage Lender, as
amended by the Modification and Ratification of Guaranties, (b) that certain First Mezzanine
Closing Guaranty of Completion, dated as of November 6, 2007, by DLJMB and Morgans in favor of
First Mezzanine Lender, (c) that certain Second Mezzanine Closing Guaranty of Completion, dated as
of November 6, 2007, by DLJMB and Morgans in favor of Second Mezzanine Lender, and (d) that certain
Third Mezzanine Closing Guaranty of Completion, dated as of November 6, 2007, by DLJMB and Morgans
in favor of Third Mezzanine Lender, each as amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time.
“Closing Completion Guaranty Liabilities” is defined in Section 15.3(a).
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Committed Capital” means, in respect of any Member or the Member(s) collectively, the
sum of: (a) the aggregate Capital Contributions made by such Member(s); plus (b) the Deemed
Value of any Equity Letters of Credit posted by such Member(s) pursuant to Section 3.4(a)
included in such Member(s) Committed Capital in accordance with Section 3.4(a)(vi).
“Company” means the limited liability company continued pursuant to this Agreement.
“Company Assets” means, collectively, (a) the Acquired Assets as the same may be
disposed of from time to time to the extent authorized by the Board, and (b) any additional assets
acquired by the Company or its Subsidiaries after the Original Agreement Date and owned by the
Company or its Subsidiaries as of the applicable date, subject to approval of the Board and any
other applicable provisions of this Agreement.
“Company Loan” is defined in Section 3.5(a)(ii).
“Company Minimum Gain” has the meaning set forth in Regulations Sections 1.704-2(b)(2)
and 1.704-2(d)(1) for the phrase “partnership minimum gain.”
“Confidential Information” is defined in Section 16.1.
“Construction Completion Guaranties” means, collectively, (a) that certain
Construction Guaranty of Completion, dated after the date hereof, by DLJMB and Morgans in favor of
Mortgage Lender, (b) that certain First Mezzanine Construction Guaranty of Completion, dated after
the date hereof, by DLJMB and Morgans in favor of First Mezzanine Lender, (c) that certain Second
Mezzanine Construction Guaranty of Completion, dated after the date hereof, by DLJMB and Morgans in
favor of Second Mezzanine Lender, and (c) that certain Third Mezzanine Construction Guaranty of
Completion, dated after the date hereof, by DLJMB
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and Morgans in favor of Third Mezzanine Lender, each as amended, restated, replaced,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Construction Completion Guaranty Liabilities” is defined in Section 15.2(a).
“Contributing Member” is defined in Section 3.5(a).
“Contribution Agreement” means the Amended and Restated Contribution Agreement dated
as of December 2, 2006 by and between the DLJMB Parties and Morgans Co, as amended, modified or
supplemented from time to time.
“Conversion Notice” is defined in Section 3.5(c).
“Deemed Value” means, in respect of any Equity Letter of Credit posted by a Member
pursuant to Section 3.4(a), the maximum amount originally available to be drawn under such
Equity Letter of Credit (assuming the satisfaction of any conditions to any draw of such Equity
Letter of Credit), less any amount (with respect to such Equity Letter of Credit) funded or
reimbursed by or on behalf of the Member that posted such Equity Letter of Credit which is treated
as a Capital Contribution pursuant to Section 3.4(a)(v).
“Defaulting Member” is defined in Section 11.1.
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Delaware Arbitration Act” is defined in
Section 17.3(a)(iv).
“Depreciation” means, for each Fiscal Year of the Company or other period, an amount
equal to the depreciation, amortization or other cost recovery deduction allowable for federal
income tax purposes with respect to an asset for such Fiscal Year or other period, except that if
the Gross Asset Value of an asset differs from its adjusted basis for federal income tax purposes
at the beginning of such Fiscal Year or other period, Depreciation shall be an amount that bears
the same ratio to such beginning Gross Asset Value as the federal income tax depreciation,
amortization or other cost recovery deduction for such year or other period bears to such beginning
adjusted tax basis; provided, however, that if the federal income tax depreciation, amortization or
other cost recovery deduction for such year or other period is zero (0), Depreciation shall be
determined with reference to such beginning Gross Asset Value using any reasonable method selected
by the Members.
“Disproportionate Contributions” means, with respect to a Capital Member, any Capital
Contribution and/or other increase in Committed Capital (in each case, other than in respect of New
Capital) in a relative amount other than in accordance with such Capital Member’s Percentage
Interest, together with all Capital Contributions and/or other increase in Committed Capital being
made as of the same time.
“DLJ Consulting Agreement” means the Advisory Services and Monitoring Agreement to be
entered into by and among the Company, DLJMB VoteCo and DLJ Merchant Banking, Inc., as may be
amended, supplemented or modified from time to time.
“DLJ Consulting Fee” is defined in Section 6.10.
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“DLJ Fund” means, collectively, DLJMB Partners, DLJMB HRH Co-Investments, L.P., DLJ
Offshore Partners IV, L.P., DLJ Merchant Banking Partners IV (Pacific), L.P. and MBP Plan
Investors, L.P.
“DLJ Intermediate Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of any DLJ Fund that indirectly
holds the equity interests of the Company.
“DLJ Parent” means any Person that directly or indirectly holds the equity interests
of any DLJ Fund.
“DLJ Parent Change of Control” means, with respect to a DLJ Parent, any of the
following:
(a) any merger, consolidation or business combination of a DLJ Parent into or with another
Person in which holders of the voting securities of such DLJ Parent immediately prior to the
consummation of the transaction hold, directly or indirectly, immediately following the
consummation of the transaction, securities or other equity interests in the surviving entity in
such transaction possessing less than a majority of the outstanding voting power of the surviving
entity; or
(b) any other transaction, including the sale by a DLJ Parent of new shares of capital stock
or new equity interests or a transfer of existing shares of capital stock or existing equity
interests of such DLJ Parent, the result of which is that a third party not an Affiliate of such
DLJ Parent or their respective stockholders or equity holders (or “group” of third parties not an
Affiliate of such DLJ Parent or their respective stockholders or equity holders) directly or
indirectly acquire or hold securities or other equity interests of such DLJ Parent representing a
majority of such DLJ Parent’s outstanding voting power; or
(c) if such DLJ Parent is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who,
at the beginning of such period, constitute the directors of the board of such DLJ Parent together
with any new director (other than a director designated by a person who shall have entered into an
agreement with such DLJ Parent to effect a transaction described in clauses (a) or (b)) whose
election by the directors or nomination for election by such DLJ Parent’s stockholders or other
equity holders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office
who either were directors at the beginning of the two-year period or whose election or nomination
for election was previously so approved cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the
directors of such DLJ Parent’s board of directors.
“Director” means a member of the Board.
“DLJ Parent Transfer” is defined in Section 9.3(f).
“DLJ Upper Tier Holder” or “DLJ UTH” are defined in Section 9.2(a).
“DLJMB” is defined in the Preamble.
“DLJMB Indemnitees” is defined in Section 15.2(b).
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“DLJMB Indemnitors” is defined in Section 15.2(a).
“DLJMB LLC” is defined in the Preamble.
“DLJMB’s Closing Completion Guaranty Liabilities” is defined in
Section 15.3(b).
“DLJMB’s Construction Completion Guaranty Liabilities” is defined in
Section 15.2(b).
“DLJMB’s Mandatory Prepayment Guaranty Liabilities” is defined in
Section 15.5(b).
“DLJMB’s Non-Recourse Carve-Out Liabilities” is defined in Section 15.4(b).
“DLJMB Parties” means, collectively, DLJMB, DLJMB Partners, DLJMB LLC and any other
Affiliate of DLJMB that becomes a Member pursuant to the terms of this Agreement after the date
hereof.
“DLJMB Partners” is defined in the Preamble.
“Drag-Along Right” is defined in Section 9.5(a).
“Economic Interest” means a Person’s right to share in the Net Profits, Net Losses, or
similar items of, and to receive distributions from, the Company, but does not include any other
rights of a Member including, without limitation, the right to vote or to participate in the
management of the Company, or, except as specifically provided in this Agreement or required under
applicable law, any right to information concerning the business and affairs of the Company.
“Electing Member” is defined in Section 11.2.
“Encumbrance” means a pledge, alienation, mortgage, hypothecation, encumbrance or
similar collateral assignment by any other means, whether for value or no value and whether
voluntary or involuntary (including, without limitation, by operation of law or by judgment, levy,
attachment, garnishment, bankruptcy or other legal or equitable proceedings). The term
“Encumber” shall have a correlative meaning.
“Equity Letter of Credit” means any letter of credit posted by the Company, any of its
Subsidiaries or a Member (or its Affiliate) in favor of a Lender pursuant to Section 3.2(h),
3.3(d), 3.12 or 3.17.1(k) of the Mortgage Loan Agreement, as the same may be replaced, reduced,
split, substituted, modified, amended, supplemented, assigned or otherwise restated from time to
time.
“Event of Default” is defined in Section 11.1.
“Excess Incremental Capital” is defined in Section 3.4(a)(ii).
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“Excess Land” means the approximately fifteen (15) acre parcel of real property
(together with any improvements thereon) currently being held for sale by HRHH Development, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company (or any subsequent transferee of such real property that is
directly or indirectly owned by the Company).
“Existing Capital” is defined in Section 3.4(a)(i).
“Existing Equity” means, as of any time, the lesser of: (a) the aggregate Committed
Capital of the Members less any recovery or return of any Capital Contribution received by the
Members, as of such time, or (b) the sum of: (i) aggregate distributions in liquidation to which
the Members would be entitled upon a sale of all of the Company Assets at the then-current
Aggregate Asset Value and the subsequent dissolution and liquidation of the Company pursuant to
Article 12; plus (ii) without duplication, the Deemed Value of any Equity Letters of Credit
posted by the Members pursuant to Section 3.4(a).
“Expansion Project” means the proposed development project associated with expanding
the Hotel/Casino described in the related Approved Development Plans, as may be modified by the
Board from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.
“Expert” is defined in Section 17.3(a)(ii).
“Fair Market Terms” is defined in Section 3.9.
“Fee Agreement” means the Amended and Restated Fee Agreement, dated as of May 30,
2008, between the DLJMB Parties and the Morgans Parties, as amended, modified or supplemented from
time to time.
“Financial Manager” is defined in Section 8.1
“Financing” means (a) the Initial Acquisition Financing obtained by the Company and/or
its Subsidiaries to facilitate the acquisition of the Acquired Assets, and (b) any New Financing
obtained by the Company and/or its Subsidiaries after the Original Agreement Date.
“First Mezzanine Lender” means Brookfield Financial, LLC – Series B, a Delaware
limited liability company, as assignee of Column Financial, Inc., in its capacity as lender under
the First Mezzanine Loan Agreement, together with any additional or subsequent lender under the
First Mezzanine Loan Agreement (including, without limitation, any Person that becomes a lender by
purchasing the loan thereunder) or any Person performing similar duties under any subsequent
refinancing or replacement thereof.
“First Mezzanine Loan Agreement” means that certain First Mezzanine Loan Agreement,
dated as of November 6, 2007 (as it may be amended, supplemented, extended, restated or otherwise
modified from time to time), among First Mezzanine Lender, HRHH Gaming Senior Mezz, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company, and HRHH JV Senior Mezz, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
“Fiscal Year” is defined in Section 8.7.
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“Funding Notice” is defined in Section 3.4(a)(iv).
“GAAP” means United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
“Gaming Authorities” means any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over the
ownership of an interest in an entity that is licensed to conduct gaming activities or with
jurisdiction over gaming operations relating to the Company Assets including, without limitation,
the Nevada State Gaming Control Board, the Nevada Gaming Commission and the Xxxxx County Liquor and
Gaming License Board.
“Gaming Compliance Program” is defined in Section 7.1.
“Gaming Facilities Support Fee” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Management
Agreement.
“Gaming Regulations” mean any applicable statutes, laws, rules, regulations, or other
legal requirements of or promulgated by any legislative body, Gaming Authorities, police or
investigative agency, or other government or political subdivisions or agency or subdivision
thereto in the United States (including those in the State of Nevada) or elsewhere in the world
pertaining to the ownership or operation of casinos, the suitability of Persons involved in gaming
or gambling or otherwise relating to gaming or gambling, including, without limitation, the Nevada
Gaming Control Act (Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 463) and the regulations promulgated
thereunder, as amended from time to time.
“Governmental Authority” means any nation or government (including, without
limitation, the government of the United States), any state, county, municipal or other political
subdivision thereof (including the State of Nevada and Xxxxx County, Nevada) and any Person
exercising legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to the
government.
“Gross Asset Value” means, with respect to any asset, the asset’s adjusted basis for
federal income tax purposes, except as follows:
(a) The initial Gross Asset Value of any asset contributed by a Member to the Company shall be
the gross fair market value of such asset, as determined by the mutual consent of the Class A
Members.
(b) The Gross Asset Values of all Company assets immediately prior to the occurrence of any
event described in subparagraphs (i) through (v) below shall be adjusted to equal their respective
gross fair market values, as determined by the mutual consent of the Class A Members, as of the
following times:
(i) the acquisition of an additional Interest in the Company (other than in
connection with the execution of this Agreement) by a new or existing Member in
exchange for more than a de minimis Capital Contribution, if the Members reasonably
determine that such adjustment is necessary or appropriate to reflect the relative
Interests of the Members in the Company;
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(ii) the distribution by the Company to a Member of more than a de minimis
amount of Company assets as consideration for an Interest in the Company, if the
Members reasonably determine that such adjustment is necessary or appropriate to
reflect the relative Interests of the Members in the Company;
(iii) the liquidation or dissolution of the Company within the meaning of
Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g);
(iv) the grant of an Interest in the Company (other than a de minimis interest)
as consideration for the provision of services to or for the benefit of the Company
by an existing Member acting in a partner capacity, or by a new Member acting in a
partner capacity or in anticipation of becoming a Member of the Company, if the
Members reasonably determine that such adjustment is necessary or appropriate to
reflect the relative Interests of the Members in the Company; and
(v) at such other times as the Members shall reasonably determine necessary or
advisable in order to comply with Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b) and 1.704-2.
(c) The Gross Asset Value of any Company asset distributed to a Member shall be the gross fair
market value of such asset on the date of distribution as determined by the Members.
(d) The Gross Asset Values of Company assets shall be increased (or decreased) to reflect any
adjustments to the adjusted basis of such assets pursuant to Code Section 734(b) or Code Section
743(b), but only to the extent that such adjustments are taken into account in determining Capital
Accounts pursuant to Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m); provided, however, that Gross Asset
Values shall not be adjusted pursuant to this subparagraph (d) to the extent that an adjustment
pursuant to subparagraph (b) above is made in connection with a transaction that would otherwise
result in an adjustment pursuant to this subparagraph (d).
(e) If the Gross Asset Value of a Company asset has been determined or adjusted pursuant to
subparagraph (a), subparagraph (b) or subparagraph (d) above, such Gross Asset Value shall
thereafter be adjusted by the Depreciation taken into account with respect to such Company asset
for purposes of computing Net Profits and Net Losses.
“Guaranty Agreements” means, collectively, the Construction Completion Guaranties, the
Closing Completion Guaranties, the Non-Recourse Carve-Out Guaranties and the Mandatory Prepayment
Guaranties.
“Hotel/Casino” means the hotel and casino known as the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, which
has been acquired by the Company (through its Subsidiaries) pursuant to the Acquisition Agreements.
“Incapacity” means the Bankruptcy or dissolution of any Person.
“Incapacitated” shall have a correlative meaning.
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“Incremental Capital” is defined in Section 3.4(a)(ii).
“Indemnitees” is defined in Section 6.9(a).
“Index” means the Consumer Price Index for Xxxxx County, Nevada, as published by the
U.S. Census Bureau using the period October/November 1995, as a base of 100, or if such index is
discontinued, the most comparable index published by any Governmental Authority, acceptable to all
of the Class A Members.
“Indirect Interest” means, as applicable, a DLJ UTH’s equity interest in a DLJ
Intermediate Subsidiary or a DLJMB Party or a Morgans LTH’s equity interest in a Morgans
Intermediate Subsidiary or a Morgans Party.
“Initial Acquisition Financing” means, collectively, (a) the financing obtained by the
Company or its Subsidiaries in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
the Acquisition Agreements and (b) any other form of debt financing (including construction
financing) provided to the Company or its Subsidiaries under the Loan Agreements.
“Initial Construction Completion Guaranty Costs” is defined in Section
15.2(c).
“Intracompany Transfer” is defined in Section 9.3(c).
“JAMS” is defined in Section 17.3(a)(i).
“Key Employees” means, collectively, the Hotel President, Hotel Chief Financial
Officer, Casino General Manager, Hotel General Manager, the Hotel Food & Beverage Manager, the Head
of Development (i.e., currently Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx) and any Project Manager in charge of the
Expansion Project (i.e. currently Xxxxxxx Xxxx).
“Land Loan Agreement” means a loan agreement which may be entered into (as it may be
amended, supplemented, extended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time), among Column
Financial, Inc., in its capacity as Lender thereunder, and HRHH Development Transferee, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company, or any other agreement governing the financing for the purchase
of the Excess Land, but only to the extent that any such loan agreement or other agreement is
actually and fully executed and delivered by all parties thereto.
“Lenders” means, collectively, (a) Mortgage Lender, (b) First Mezzanine Lender,
(c) Second Mezzanine Lender and (d) Third Mezzanine Lender.
“Letter of Credit” means any Equity Letter of Credit or Non-Equity Letter of Credit.
“Listing Vehicle” is defined in Section 7.3.
“Loan Agreements” means, collectively, (a) the Mortgage Loan Agreement, (b) the First
Mezzanine Loan Agreement, (c) the Second Mezzanine Loan Agreement and (d) the Third Mezzanine Loan
Agreement.
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“Lock-Out Period” means the period commencing on the Original Agreement Date and
ending on the earlier to occur of (a) the fourth (4th) anniversary of the Original
Agreement Date or (b) termination of the Management Agreement.
“Management Agreement” means that certain Amended and Restated Property Management
Agreement, dated as of May 30, 2008, among HRHH Hotel/Casino, LLC, HRHH Development, LLC, HRHH
Cafe, LLC and Manager, as further amended, modified or supplemented from time to time. The
Management Agreement constitutes an Affiliate Agreement.
“Manager” means Morgans Hotel Group Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company, or any successor Manager selected by the Company upon the expiration or termination of the
Management Agreement, subject to the terms of this Agreement and the Management Agreement.
“Mandatory Prepayment Guaranties” means, collectively, (a) that certain Guaranty
Agreement (Non-Qualified Mandatory Prepayment), dated as of February 2, 2007, by DLJMB and Morgans
in favor of Mortgage Lender, as amended by the Modification and Ratification of Guaranties,
(b) that certain First Mezzanine Guaranty Agreement (Non-Qualified Mandatory Prepayment), dated as
of November 6, 2007, by DLJMB and Morgans in favor of First Mezzanine Lender, (c) that certain
Second Mezzanine Guaranty Agreement (Non-Qualified Mandatory Prepayment), dated as of November 6,
2007, by DLJMB and Morgans in favor of Second Mezzanine Lender and (d) that certain Third Mezzanine
Guaranty Agreement (Non-Qualified Mandatory Prepayment), dated as of November 6, 2007, by DLJMB and
Morgans in favor of Third Mezzanine Lender, each as the same may be amended, restated, replaced,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Mandatory Prepayment Liabilities” is defined in Section 15.5(a).
“Maximum Rate” means the maximum interest rate permitted by applicable usury and
similar laws.
“Mediation” is defined in Section 17.3(a)(i).
“Mediation Service” is defined in Section 17.3(a)(i).
“Mediator” is defined in Section 17.3(a)(i).
“Member Minimum Gain” means an amount, with respect to each Member Nonrecourse Debt,
equal to the Company Minimum Gain that would result if such Member Nonrecourse Debt were treated as
a Nonrecourse Liability, determined in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-2(i) with respect
to “partner minimum gain.”
“Member Nonrecourse Debt” has the meaning set forth in Regulations Section
1.704-2(b)(4) for the phrase “partner nonrecourse debt.”
“Member Nonrecourse Deductions” has the meaning set forth in Regulations Section
1.704-2(i) for the phrase “partner nonrecourse deductions.”
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“Members” means, collectively, the Persons owning Membership Interests, including any
Additional Members and Substitute Members. Reference to a “Member” shall refer to any one or more
of the Members, as the context may require. As of the Agreement Date, the Members are DLJMB, DLJMB
Partners, DLJMB LLC, Morgans Co. and Morgans.
“Membership Interest” or “Interest” means the entire ownership interest of a
Member in the Company at any particular time, including Class A Membership Interests, Class B
Membership Interests and/or Class C Membership Interests, and also including without limitation,
any and all rights to vote and otherwise participate in the Company’s affairs, and the rights to
any and all benefits to which a Member may be entitled as provided in this Agreement, together with
the obligations of such Member to comply with all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement.
“Merger Agreement” means that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of
May 11, 2006, by and among Morgans Co., MHG HR Acquisition Corp., Hard Rock Hotel, Inc. and
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.
“Modification and Ratification of Guaranties” means that certain Modification and
Ratification of Guaranties, dated as of November 6, 2007, among DLJMB, Morgans and Mortgage Lender.
“Morgans” is defined in the Preamble.
“Morgans Change of Control” means, with respect to Morgans Co. or Morgans (each, a
“Morgans Parent”), any of the following:
(a) any merger, consolidation or business combination of a Morgans Parent into or with another
Person in which holders of the voting securities of such Morgans Parent immediately prior to the
consummation of the transaction hold, directly or indirectly, immediately following the
consummation of the transaction, securities or other equity interests in the surviving entity in
such transaction possessing less than a majority of the outstanding voting power of the surviving
entity; or
(b) any other transaction, including the sale by a Morgans Parent of new shares of capital
stock or new equity interests or a transfer of existing shares of capital stock or existing equity
interests of such Morgans Parent, the result of which is that a third party not an Affiliate of
such Morgans Parent or their respective stockholders or equity holders (or “group” of third parties
not an Affiliate of such Morgans Parent or their respective stockholders or equity holders)
directly or indirectly acquire or hold securities or other equity interests of such Morgans Parent
representing a majority of such Morgans Parent’s outstanding voting power; or
(c) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who, at the beginning of such
period, constitute the directors of the board of Morgans together with any new director (other than
a director designated by a person who shall have entered into an agreement with Morgans to effect a
transaction described in clauses (a) or (b)) whose election by the directors or nomination for
election by Morgans’ stockholders or other equity holders was approved by a vote of at least
two-thirds of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the
two-year period or whose election or nomination for election
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was previously so approved cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the directors of
Morgans’ board of directors.
“Morgans Co.” is defined in the Preamble.
“Morgans’ Competitors” means any present or future operator or manager of a hotel or
other hospitality and/or gaming property, which operator or manager is primarily in the business of
operating (as opposed to investing in or owning) hotels or other hospitality and/or gaming
properties.
“Morgans’ Closing Completion Guaranty Liabilities” is defined in Section
15.3(a).
“Morgans’ Construction Completion Guaranty Liabilities” is defined in Section
15.2(a).
“Morgans’ Mandatory Prepayment Guaranty Liabilities” is defined in Section
15.5(a).
“Morgans’ Non-Recourse Carve-Out Liabilities” is defined in Section 15.4(a).
“Morgans Indemnitees” is defined in Section 15.2(a).
“Morgans Initial Capital Commitment” is defined in Section 3.3(a).
“Morgans Intermediate Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of Morgans Co. or Morgans
(other than any Member hereunder) that indirectly holds the equity interests of the Company.
“Morgans Lower Tier Holder” or “Morgans LTH” is defined in Section
9.2(b).
“Morgans Parent Transfer” is defined in Section 9.3(e).
“Morgans Parties” mean, collectively, Morgans Co., Morgans and any other Affiliate of
Morgans Co. that becomes a Member pursuant to the terms of this Agreement after the date hereof.
“Morgans Parties’ Diluted Capital Contributions” means, as of any time, an amount
equal to the product of (a) the Morgans Parties’ aggregate Adjusted Percentage Interest as of such
time, multiplied by (b) the quotient obtained by dividing the aggregate Capital Contributions of
the DLJMB Parties as of such time by the DLJMB Parties’ aggregate Adjusted Percentage Interest as
of such time.
“Mortgage Lender” means Vegas HR Private Limited, a Singapore corporation, as assignee
of Column Financial, Inc., in its capacity as lender under the Mortgage Loan Agreement, together
with any additional or subsequent lender under the Mortgage Loan Agreement (including, without
limitation, any Person that becomes a lender by purchasing the
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loan thereunder) or any Person performing similar duties under any subsequent refinancing or
replacement thereof.
“Mortgage Loan Agreement” means that certain Amended and Restated Loan Agreement,
dated as of November 6, 2007 (as it may be amended, supplemented, extended, restated or otherwise
modified from time to time), among Mortgage Lender, HRHH Hotel/Casino, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company, HRHH Cafe, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, HRHH Development, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company, HRHH IP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and HRHH
Gaming, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company.
“Necessary Capital” is defined in Section 3.4(b).
“Net Profits” or “Net Losses” means, for each Fiscal Year or other period, an
amount equal to the Company’s taxable income or loss for such year or period determined in
accordance with Code Section 703(a) (for this purpose, all items of income, gain, loss, deduction
or credit required to be stated separately pursuant to Code Section 703(a)(1) shall be included in
taxable income or loss), with the following adjustments:
(a) Any income of the Company that is exempt from federal income tax and not otherwise taken
into account in computing Net Profits or Net Losses pursuant to this definition of Net Profits and
Net Losses shall increase the amount of such income and/or decrease the amount of such loss;
(b) Any expenditures of the Company described in Code Section 705(a)(2)(B) or treated as Code
Section 705(a)(2)(B) expenditures pursuant to Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(i), and not
otherwise taken into account in computing Net Profits or Net Losses pursuant to this definition of
Net Profits and Net Losses, shall decrease the amount of such taxable income and/or increase the
amount of such loss;
(c) Gain or loss resulting from any disposition of Company assets where such gain or loss is
recognized for federal income tax purposes shall be computed by reference to the Gross Asset Value
of the Company assets disposed of, notwithstanding that the adjusted tax basis of such Company
assets differs from its Gross Asset Value;
(d) In lieu of the depreciation, amortization and other cost recovery deductions taken into
account in computing such income or loss, there shall be taken into account Depreciation for such
Fiscal Year or other period;
(e) To the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any asset included in Company
assets pursuant to Code Section 734(b) or Code Section 743(b) is required pursuant to Regulations
Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m) to be taken into account in determining Capital Accounts as a result
of a distribution other than in liquidation of a Member’s Interest, the amount of such adjustment
shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the basis of the asset) or loss
(if the adjustment decreases the basis of the asset) from the disposition of the asset and shall be
taken into account for the purposes of computing Net Profits and Net Losses;
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(f) If the Gross Asset Value of any Company asset is adjusted in accordance with subparagraph
(b) or subparagraph (c) of the definition of “Gross Asset Value” above, the amount of such
adjustment shall be taken into account in the taxable year of such adjustment as gain or loss from
the disposition of such asset for purposes of computing Net Profits or Net Losses; and
(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of this definition of Net Profits and Net Losses, any
items that are specially allocated pursuant to Section 5.4 hereof shall not be taken into
account in computing Net Profits or Net Losses. The amounts of the items of Company income, gain,
loss or deduction available to be specially allocated pursuant to Section 5.4 hereof shall
be determined by applying rules analogous to those set forth in this definition of Net Profits and
Net Losses.
“New Capital” is defined in Section 3.4(a)(ii).
“New Capital Funding” means, with respect to a DLJMB Party, any Capital Contribution
and/or other increase in Committed Capital (arising from the posting of Equity Letters of Credit as
permitted under Section 3.4(a)) paid, posted or funded by such DLJMB Party, in each case,
in respect of New Capital.
“New DLJMB Commitment” is defined in Section 3.4(a)(ii).
“New Equity” is defined in Section 3.9.
“New Financing” is defined in Section 3.9.
“Non-Contributing Member” is defined in Section 3.5(a).
“Non-Equity Letter of Credit” means any letter of credit posted by the Company, any of
its Subsidiaries or a Member (or its Affiliate) pursuant to a binding agreement or obligation of
the Company or a Subsidiary thereof in favor of a Lender or any other Person (other than an Equity
Letter of Credit), as the same may be replaced, reduced, split, substituted, modified, amended,
supplemented, assigned or otherwise restated from time to time; provided that any
Non-Equity Letter of Credit shall be subject to the approval of all Capital Members, which approval
shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned.
“Non-Qualifying Contributions” means, with respect to any distribution to be made
pursuant to Section 4.2(b)(ii), (iii) or (iv), any Disproportionate
Contributions prior thereto that resulted in an adjustment to the Members’ Percentage Interests (to
the extent such adjustment resulted from an increase in Committed Capital due to the posting of
Equity Letters of Credit).
“Non-Recourse Carve-Out Guaranties” means, collectively, (a) that certain Guaranty
Agreement, dated as of February 2, 2007, by DLJMB and Morgans in favor of Mortgage Lender, as
amended by the Modification and Ratification of Guaranties, (b) that certain First Mezzanine
Guaranty Agreement, dated as of November 6, 2007, by DLJMB and Morgans in favor of First Mezzanine
Lender, (c) that certain Second Mezzanine Guaranty Agreement, dated as of November 6, 2007, by
DLJMB and Morgans in favor of Second
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Mezzanine Lender, (d) that certain Third Mezzanine Guaranty Agreement, dated as of November 6,
2007, by DLJMB and Morgans in favor of Third Mezzanine Lender and (e) any non-recourse carve-out
guaranty that may (in the sole discretion of DLJMB and Morgans) be entered into by DLJMB and/or
Morgans in connection with the Land Loan Agreement, each as amended, restated, replaced,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Non-Recourse Carve-Out Liabilities” is defined in Section 15.4(a).
“Nonrecourse Deductions” has the meaning set forth in Regulations Sections
1.704-2(b)(1) and 1.704-2(c).
“Nonrecourse Liability” has the meaning set forth in Regulations Sections
1.704-2(b)(3) and 1.752-1(a)(2).
“Note Rate” is defined in Section 3.5(a)(ii).
“Officer” and “Officers” is defined in Section 6.2.
“Operating Capital” is defined in Section 3.4(b).
“Operating Year” means each calendar year (and in the case of the first Operating
Year, the remainder of the calendar year starting on the Original Agreement Date) during the term
of this Agreement.
“Order of Registration” is defined in Section 7.1.
“Original Agreement” is defined in the Recitals.
“Original Agreement Date” is defined in the Recitals.
“Party” and “Parties” are defined in the Preamble.
“Percentage Interest” means, with respect to a Capital Member, as of any time, that
percentage which is initially set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto, as modified from time
to time according to the books and records of the Company pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
“Person” means and includes an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a limited
liability company, a joint venture, a trust, an unincorporated organization, a government or any
department or agency thereof, or any entity similar to any of the foregoing.
“
Profits Interest Plan” means the
Hard Rock Hotel Holdings, LLC 2008 Profits Interest
Award Plan, as amended, modified, supplemented or replaced from time to time.
“Profits Interest Agreement” means any Profits Interest Agreement pursuant to which
Class C Units are issued to a participant under the Profits Interest Plan, as such agreement may be
amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.
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“Profits Percentage Interest” means, as of any time (a) with respect to each Class C
Member, a fraction (expressed as a percentage rounded to the third decimal point, with any 5 in the
fourth decimal point being rounded down) calculated as the product of (i) a fraction, the numerator
of which is the number of Class C Units held by such Class C Member and the denominator of which is
the aggregate number of Class C Units authorized for issuance pursuant to Section 3.12(b),
multiplied by (ii) another fraction, the numerator of which is equal to Seventeen Million Five
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($17,500,000) and the denominator of which is the greater of (A) Three
Hundred Fifty Million Dollars ($350,000,000) and (B) the aggregate amount of Capital Contributions
made and the Deemed Value of Equity Letters of Credit posted by the Capital Members in accordance
with this Agreement on or after the Original Agreement Date; and (b) with respect to each Capital
Member, a percentage equal to the product of (i) One Hundred (100) minus a number equal to the
aggregate Profits Percentage Interest held by all Class C Members (as calculated pursuant to clause
(a) of this definition) as of such time; and (ii) such Capital Member’s Percentage Interest
(expressed as a decimal) as of such time.
“Proposed Operating Plan” is defined in Section 6.7(a).
“Proposed Treasury Regulation” is defined in Section 3.12(e).
“Publicly Traded Partnership” is defined in Section 9.3(g)(iv).
“Qualified Appraiser” means any nationally recognized valuation or appraisal firm or
investment bank with expertise in the gaming industry that: (a) does not currently provide nor is
currently negotiating to provide (nor in the last two years has provided) services to the Company
or any Member or their respective Affiliates; and (b) does not hold or have Affiliates that hold
equity interests in the Company or any Member.
“Receiving Party” is defined in Section 15.7.
“Registration Expenses” means all expenses incurred by the Listing Vehicle in
complying with the Securities Act registration requirements of an initial public offering,
including all registration and filing fees, printing expenses, fees and disbursements of counsel
for the Company, “blue sky” fees and expenses and the expense of any special audits incident to or
required by any such registration.
“Regulations” means proposed, temporary and final Treasury Regulations promulgated
under the Code, as such regulations may be amended from time to time (including corresponding
provisions of succeeding Treasury Regulations.)
“Regulatory Allocations” is defined in Section 5.4(h).
“Requesting Party” is defined in Section 15.7.
“Required Expansion Capital” means Capital Contributions made, or, to the extent
permitted under Section 3.4(a), Letters of Credit posted, by, or on behalf of, the DLJMB
Parties for the following purposes: (i) equity or other payments required under the Loan Agreements
as a condition to the disbursement of construction loan proceeds thereunder, for other hard and
soft costs relating to the Expansion Project as set forth in the Approved
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Development Budget or for interest rate cap agreements(s) entered into by the Company or its
Subsidiaries on or prior to the date hereof, (ii) funds for the Cash Requirements of the Company
and its Subsidiaries during the pre-construction and construction periods of the Expansion Project,
or (iii) interest payment requirements of the Company and its Subsidiaries during the
pre-construction and construction periods of the Expansion Project (including, without limitation,
any contributions to interest reserve accounts established pursuant to the Loan Agreements);
provided that Required Expansion Capital shall not include any funds paid by any of the
DLJMB Parties or their Affiliates pursuant to any Guaranty Agreement, except to the extent provided
in the following sentence. If the DLJMB Parties fund any payments under the Guaranty Agreements
for which Morgans is required to indemnify the DLJMB Parties but has failed to do so in accordance
with Article 15, then such indemnifiable payments actually funded by the DLJMB Parties
shall be considered “Required Expansion Capital” for the purposes of this Agreement (including,
without limitation, for purposes of determining the Incremental Capital, Excess Incremental
Capital, Capital Contributions, Committed Capital, Percentage Interests and Adjusted Percentage
Interests of the DLJMB Parties hereunder), except that such indemnifiable payments funded by the
DLJMB Parties shall not reduce the amount of the New DLJMB Commitment allocated to Required
Expansion Capital the DLJMB Parties are required to fund in accordance with the terms of
Section 3.4(a).
“Required Land Capital” means Capital Contributions made or, to the extent permitted
under Section 3.4(a), Non-Equity Letters of Credit posted, by, or on behalf of, the DLJMB
Parties for any of the following purposes in connection with funding and/or financing the purchase,
sale or retention of all or a portion of the Excess Land: (a) funds used to finance the
acquisition of the Excess Land by a current or future Subsidiary of the Company, (b) funds to
support the equity or other requirements of third party purchase transactions relating to the
Excess Land, or (c) funds to satisfy or defer payments relating to the Excess Land required under
the Loan Agreements, together with all transaction costs related to any such purchase, sale,
financing or retention described in this definition.
“Responsible Party” is defined in Section 6.9(f)(i).
“ROFO Offer” is defined in Section 9.4(a)(ii)
“ROFO Offer Notice” is defined in Section 9.4(a)(i).
“ROFO Offer Period” is defined in Section 9.4(a)(ii).
“ROFO Offer Price” is defined in Section 9.4(a)(ii).
“ROFO Offered Interests” is defined in Section 9.4(a)(i).
“ROFO Recipients” is defined in Section 9.4(a)(i).
“Safe Harbor” is defined in Section 3.12(e).
“Second Mezzanine Lender” means NRFC WA Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company, as assignee of Column Financial, Inc., in its capacity as lender under the Second
Mezzanine Loan Agreement, together with any additional or subsequent lender under
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the Second Mezzanine Loan Agreement (including, without limitation, any Person that becomes a
lender by purchasing the loan thereunder) or any Person performing similar duties under any
subsequent refinancing or replacement thereof.
“Second Mezzanine Loan Agreement” means that certain Second Mezzanine Loan Agreement,
dated as of November 6, 2007 (as it may be amended, supplemented, extended, restated or otherwise
modified from time to time), among Second Mezzanine Lender, HRHH Gaming Junior Mezz, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company, and HRHH JV Junior Mezz, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company.
“Securities Act” is defined in Article 13.
“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Segregated Account” is defined in Section 4.2(c).
“Selling Expenses” means, in respect of an initial public offering of the Listing
Vehicle, all reasonable broker’s commissions, underwriting discounts and selling commissions
applicable to such offering.
“Selling Member” is defined in Section 9.4(a)(i).
“Shortfall Amount” is defined in Section 3.5(a).
“Shortfall Contributions” is defined in Section 3.5(a)(i).
“Subsidiary” means, with respect to a specified Person, any other Person of which a
majority of the outstanding voting securities or other voting equity interests are owned, directly
or indirectly, by the specified Person.
“Subsidiary Transfer” is defined in Section 9.3(c).
“Substitute Member” means any Assignee that has been admitted to the Company as a
Member pursuant to Section 10.2 by virtue of such Assignee’s receiving all or a portion of
a Membership Interest from another Member or its Assignee, and not pursuant to Section 3.1.
“Tag-Along Right” is defined in Section 9.5(c).
“Tax Liability Distribution” is defined in Section 4.3.
“Tax Matters Member” means the Member designated as such pursuant to Section
8.6.
“Technical Services Agreement” means Technical Services Agreement, dated as of
February 2, 2007, between HRHH Hotel/Casino, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and the
Manager, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.
“Temporary Investments” means an investment by the Company in (a) securities issued or
unconditionally guaranteed by any Governmental Authority, (b) certificates of deposit
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of any bank, (c) commercial paper rated “A” or better by Xxxxx’x Investors Service (or rated
at an equivalent level by a recognized credit ratings agency of similar repute) or (d) money market
mutual funds.
“Termination Event” is defined in Section 6.1(d).
“Third Mezzanine Lender” means Hard Rock Mezz Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company, as assignee of Column Financial, Inc., in its capacity as lender under the Third
Mezzanine Loan Agreement, together with any additional or subsequent lender under the Third
Mezzanine Loan Agreement (including, without limitation, any Person that becomes a lender by
purchasing the loan thereunder) or any Person performing similar duties under any subsequent
refinancing or replacement thereof.
“Third Mezzanine Loan Agreement” means that certain Third Mezzanine Loan Agreement,
dated as of November 6, 2007 (as it may be amended, supplemented, extended, restated or otherwise
modified from time to time), among Third Mezzanine Lender, HRHH Gaming Junior Mezz Two, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company, and HRHH JV Junior Mezz Two, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company.
“Third Party Transferee” is defined in Section 9.4(a)(iv).
“Transfer” means, with respect to any Member, any sale, conveyance, exchange,
assignment, gift, bequest or other transfer or disposition (whether direct or indirect, by
operation of law or by any other means), of all or any part of such Member’s Interest in the
Company, whether for value or no value and whether voluntary or involuntary (including, without
limitation, by realization upon any Encumbrance or by operation of law or by judgment, levy,
attachment, garnishment, bankruptcy or other legal or equitable proceedings) or an agreement to do
any of the foregoing.
“Unsuitable Person” is any Person whose ownership of or association with the Company,
or in the case of an indirect Transfer, the applicable Morgans Party or DLJMB Party, could
reasonably be anticipated to jeopardize the status of or result in the imposition of conditions on,
a disciplinary action or the loss of, inability to reinstate, or failure to obtain any
registration, permit, order, finding of suitability, exemption, waiver or license or any other
rights or entitlements held or required to be held by the Company (or a Subsidiary of the Company)
under any Gaming Regulations, or any such Person who is found unsuitable or is denied or
disqualified from eligibility for any license or approval by the Nevada Gaming Authorities.
“Weighted Amount” means (a) with respect to any Disproportionate Contribution, the
amount of such Disproportionate Contribution, (b) with respect to any Existing Capital, the amount
of such Existing Capital, (c) with respect to any New Capital Funding representing Incremental
Capital, the amount of such New Capital Funding and (d) with respect to any New Capital Funding
representing Excess Incremental Capital, 1.75 multiplied by such New Capital Funding.
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ARTICLE 2.
FORMATION
2.1 Intent. The Members hereby continue the Company pursuant to the terms and conditions
set forth in this Agreement and under the Act. If any terms of this Agreement are inconsistent
with any of the terms of the Act which are not mandatory, then the terms of this Agreement shall
control.
2.2 Certificate of Formation; Filings. The Members have caused to be executed and filed
the Certificate in the Office of the Delaware Secretary of State as required by the Act. Xxxxx X.
Xxx is hereby designated as an “authorized person” within the meaning of the Act, and has executed,
delivered and filed the Certificate with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. Upon the
filing of the Certificate with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, her powers as an
“authorized person” ceased, and each Member, Director and Officer thereupon became a designated
“authorized person” and shall continue as a designated “authorized person” within the meaning of
the Act. Any Member, Director or Officer shall execute, deliver and file any other certificates
(and any amendments and/or restatements thereof) necessary for the Company to qualify to do
business in any other jurisdiction in which the Company may wish to conduct business.
2.3
Name, Registered Office and Agent; Principal Place of Business. The name of the
Company is “
Hard Rock Hotel Holdings, LLC”. The Company may also conduct business at the same time
under one or more fictitious names if the Members determine that such is in the best interests of
the Company. The Members may change the name of the Company, from time to time, in accordance with
applicable law. The Company’s registered office in the State of Delaware and its registered agent
for service of process on the Company in the State of Delaware at such registered office shall be
as set forth in the Company’s most recently filed Certificate. The Company’s principal place of
business is 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, and thereafter may be at such other place
or places as the Members may from time to time designate. The Company may maintain offices and
places of business at such other place or places within or outside the State of Delaware as the
Members deem advisable.
2.4 Purpose of Company. The principal purpose of the Company shall be to acquire,
operate, manage, develop, renovate, upgrade, improve, finance, market and potentially dispose of
the Acquired Assets directly, or through one or more Subsidiaries of the Company. The Company may
also engage in any other business or activity ancillary thereto that a limited liability company
may be engaged in under applicable law, subject to approval of the Board and any other applicable
provisions of this Agreement.
2.5 Term. The Company commenced as of the date that the Certificate was filed with the
Office of the Delaware Secretary of State, and shall continue unless the Company is sooner
dissolved until the one hundredth (100th) anniversary of the Original Agreement Date (as
such
date may be extended by the mutual written agreement of the Members); provided,
however, that the term of the Company shall be subject to the additional provisions for
termination set forth in this Agreement.
2.6 Issuance of Membership Interests. The Membership Interests when issued in accordance
with the terms hereof will be duly and validly issued and, assuming the representations and
warranties of the Members contained in this Agreement are true and correct on the date of issuance
of such Membership Interests, will be issued in compliance with all
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applicable federal and state
securities laws regarding registration or qualification. The Membership Interests are valid and
legally binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with
their terms. Upon its execution of this Agreement, each person identified as a holder of
Membership Interests on Exhibit A or in the books and records of the Company is hereby
admitted to the Company as a member of the Company.
ARTICLE 3.
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS, PERCENTAGE INTERESTS,
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS AND CLASSES OF INTERESTS
3.1 Capital Commitments; Percentage Interests. The names, addresses, Committed Capital,
Percentage Interests, Adjusted Percentage Interests and Profits Percentage Interests of the Class A
Members, Class B Members and Class C Members (and the number of Class C Units held by each Class C
Member) as of the date hereof are set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated
herein, as such exhibit may be modified from time to time according to the books and records of the
Company. No Capital Contribution shall be required to be made by a Class C Member in connection
with the issuance of Class C Units by the Company to such Member. Any changes in the Members’
respective Percentage Interests, Adjusted Percentage Interests or Profits Percentage Interests from
time to time pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall be recorded in the Company’s books and
records.
3.2 Initial Assignment by Morgans. As of the Original Agreement Date, and subject to and
in accordance with the Contribution Agreement, (a) Morgans Co. and Morgans assigned all of their
respective right, title and interest in and to the Acquisition Agreements to the Company or one or
more of its Subsidiaries, and the Company or such Subsidiaries assumed such right, title and
interest in and to the Acquisition Agreements; (b) Morgans Co. contributed all of the stock of MHG
HR Acquisition Corp. (a party to the Merger Agreement) to the Company; and (c) Morgans Co. and
Morgans were deemed to have made Capital Contributions to the Company of the Morgans Expenses (as
defined in the Contribution Agreement) in accordance with Section 3.2(b) of the Contribution
Agreement in an amount, when added to the value of the assignment(s) and contribution referenced in
clauses (a) and (b), not to exceed Morgans Initial Capital Commitment (the amounts of the
assignment(s) and contributions referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c), collectively, the
“Applied Amounts”). The Members hereby acknowledge and agree that, for
purposes of the immediately preceding sentence, the Acquisition Agreements and the
contribution of stock of MHG HR Acquisition Corp. have an aggregate value equal to the amount of
the Escrow Deposits (as defined in the Contribution Agreement) credited toward the purchase price
of the Acquisition. The foregoing assignments were made by Morgans Co. and Morgans to the Company
or its Subsidiaries on an “as is, where is” basis and without representation or warranty of any
kind or character, expressed or implied, with respect to the Acquired Assets and without recourse
to Morgans Co. or Morgans, except as specifically provided to the contrary herein or in the
Contribution Agreement.
3.3 Initial Capital Contributions. Each of the Members made Capital Contributions to the
Company immediately prior to the Closing as follows:
(a) Morgans contributed the amount of Fifty Seven Million Five Hundred Twenty Five Thousand
Three Hundred Seventy Eight and 10/00 Dollars ($57,525,378.10) (the
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“Morgans Initial Capital
Commitment”) to the Company; provided, however, that the Morgans Initial
Capital Commitment was deemed satisfied to the extent that the Applied Amounts credited in
accordance with Section 3.2 were at least equal to the Morgans Initial Capital Commitment;
(b) Morgans Co. contributed the amount of One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150) to the Company;
(c) DLJMB contributed the amount of Eighty Four Million Seven Hundred Thirty Nine Thousand One
Hundred Sixty Nine and 48/00 Dollars ($84,739,169.48) to the Company;
(d) DLJMB Partners contributed the amount of Thirty Million Three Hundred Eleven Thousand Five
Hundred Eighty Six and 72/00 Dollars ($30,311,586.72) to the Company; and
(e) DLJMB LLC contributed the amount of Three Hundred Dollars ($300) to the Company.
3.4 Additional Contributions. Except as otherwise required by law or pursuant to this
Agreement, no Member or Assignee shall be required or permitted to make any additional Capital
Contributions to the Company except as follows:
(a) Existing Capital; New DLJMB Commitment.
(i) Existing Capital. As of February 8, 2008, the DLJMB Parties and
the Morgans Parties made or were deemed to have made Capital Contributions to the
Company (including the Capital Contributions provided for under Section
3.3) and posted Equity Letters of Credit in aggregate amounts equal to One
Hundred Fifty Million Eight Hundred Sixty Seven Thousand Two
Hundred Sixty Eight and 71/00 Dollars ($150,867,268.71) and Seventy Two
Million Seven Hundred Thirty Thousand Nine Hundred Nineteen and 95/00 Dollars
($72,730,919.95), respectively (the “Existing Capital”), representing
aggregate Adjusted Percentage Interests of 67.6% and 32.4%, respectively, and
Percentage Interests of 67.5% and 32.5%, respectively (but subject, in the case of
the DLJMB Parties, to the receipt of all required regulatory approvals for any
Adjusted Percentage Interest or Percentage Interest in excess of 66.7%). For
purposes of its Adjusted Percentage Interest and Percentage Interest, each DLJMB
Party and Morgans Party has been credited with a portion of the aggregate amount
of Capital Contributions made or, as applicable, Equity Letters of Credit posted
by the DLJMB Parties and the Morgans Parties, respectively, as of February 8,
2008, equal to its respective Adjusted Percentage Interest or Percentage Interest
on the date the applicable Capital Contribution was funded or the Equity Letter of
Credit was posted, as applicable.
(ii) New DLJMB Commitment. Subject to the terms and conditions of
this Agreement, the DLJMB Parties hereby commit (the “New DLJMB
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Commitment”) to make additional Capital Contributions, in excess of the
Existing Capital of the DLJMB Parties, in an aggregate amount up to Two Hundred
Fifty Four Million Dollars ($254,000,000) (the “New Capital”). Of such
New Capital, (i) up to One Hundred Forty Four Million Dollars ($144,000,000) shall
be allocated for Required Expansion Capital, of which amount at least Four Million
Dollars ($4,000,000) in the aggregate shall be made available by the DLJMB Parties
after the date hereof for hard and soft costs provided for pursuant to or
contemplated by the Approved Development Budget for the Expansion Project; and
(ii) up to One Hundred Ten Million Dollars ($110,000,000) shall be allocated for
Required Land Capital. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the
following shall not be part of the New DLJMB Commitment and shall not be
considered New Capital unless approved by all Capital Members: (1) funds
contributed with respect to the Expansion Project or the Excess Land in excess of
the portion of the New DLJMB Commitment allocated thereto, (2) funds which do not
constitute Required Expansion Capital or Required Land Capital, and (3) any funds
paid by any of the DLJMB Parties or their Affiliates pursuant to any Guaranty
Agreement, except to the extent provided in the following sentence. If the DLJMB
Parties fund any payments under the Guaranty Agreements for which Morgans is
required to indemnify the DLJMB Parties but has failed to do so in accordance with
Article 15, then such indemnifiable payments actually funded by the DLJMB
Parties shall be considered Required Expansion Capital for the purposes of this
Agreement (including, without limitation, for purposes of determining the New
Capital, Capital Contributions, Committed Capital, Percentage Interests and
Adjusted Percentage Interests of the DLJMB Parties hereunder), except that such
indemnifiable payments funded by the DLJMB Parties shall not reduce the amount of
the New DLJMB Commitment allocated to Required Expansion Capital the DLJMB Parties
are required to fund in accordance with the terms of this Section 3.4(a).
New Capital provided by the
DLJMB Parties in an amount up to $99,132,731.29, which equals (x) Two Hundred
Fifty Million Dollars ($250,000,000) minus (y) the Existing Capital of the DLJMB
Parties as of February 8, 2008 in the amount of $150,867,268.71 is referred to
herein as “Incremental Capital,” and all New Capital so provided by the
DLJMB Parties in excess thereof is referred to as “Excess Incremental
Capital.” Exhibit A hereto sets forth the Percentage Interest and
Adjusted Percentage Interest of each of the DLJMB Parties and the Morgans Parties
on the date hereof (but subject, in the case of the DLJMB Parties, to the receipt
of all required regulatory approvals for any Adjusted Percentage Interest or
Percentage Interest in excess of 66.7%). DLJMB has caused to be delivered to
Morgans Co. and the Company an equity commitment letter from one or more of the
DLJ Funds substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D, pursuant
to which such parties have committed to provide the equity capital for the New
Capital in an amount up to the New DLJMB Commitment, less the amount of such New
Capital required to be funded by DLJMB Partners directly pursuant to this
Agreement. The New DLJMB Commitment shall be reduced by Capital Contributions
made or Letters of Credit posted after February 8,
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2008 that constitute New
Capital, subject to clause (iii) below with respect to the Bridge LC. For
the avoidance of doubt, the New DLJMB Commitment shall replace all other equity
commitments by the DLJMB Parties set forth in Section 3.4(a) of the Original
Agreement. The Morgans Parties shall not have the option to fund up to their
respective Percentage Interests of the New Capital and the DLJMB Parties shall not
be required to fund New Capital in excess of the amount of the New DLJMB
Commitment; provided, however, that the Morgans Parties and the
DLJMB Parties shall fund other Capital Contributions if and to the extent required
under this Agreement. The DLJMB Parties and the Morgans Parties shall cooperate
in good faith to complete the Expansion Project and the sale of the Excess Land at
the earliest possible date and as approved by the Board in accordance with
Article 6.
(iii) Treatment of Bridge LC. On February 14, 2008, the DLJMB
Parties posted a Non-Equity Letter of Credit with a maximum amount available to be
drawn thereunder as of such date of One Hundred Ten Million Dollars ($110,000,000)
to the Lenders in accordance with the Loan Agreements (the “Bridge LC”,
which term shall include any successor Non-Equity Letter of Credit to, and any
Non-Equity Letter of Credit posted in replacement or substitution of, the Bridge
LC). As a result of the posting of the Bridge LC, the portion of the New DLJMB
Commitment comprised of Required Land Capital was reduced from One Hundred Ten
Million Dollars ($110,000,000) to Zero (0). Upon the expiration or release of the
Bridge LC, the portion of the New DLJMB Commitment relating to Required Land
Capital will be restored to One Hundred Ten Million Dollars ($110,000,000), less
the amount of New Capital contributed by the DLJMB Parties to fund a transaction
that has been approved by the Board or to make all or a portion of the
amortization payment required under Section 2.4.2(b) of the Mortgage Loan
Agreement (which New Capital to be used to make such amortization payment may be
called by the DLJMB Parties in their sole discretion). The New DLJMB Commitment
relating to
Required Land Capital (including all amounts remaining thereunder) shall
terminate, and the DLJMB Parties shall not be required to fund additional Required
Land Capital, upon the earlier to occur of: (a) the completion by the DLJMB
Parties of their funding of Required Land Capital for a transaction that has been
approved by the Board; and (b) satisfaction in full of the amortization payment
required under Section 2.4.2(b) of the Mortgage Loan Agreement. In accordance
with Section 3.4(a)(vi), and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
this Agreement, the posting of the Bridge LC by the DLJMB Parties shall not (x)
increase the Committed Capital of the DLJMB Parties, (y) result in any adjustment
in any Percentage Interests under this Agreement or (z) be treated as a Capital
Contribution or a contribution of New Capital under this Agreement (in each case,
unless and until otherwise provided by Section 3.4(a)(vi)). The Morgans
Parties shall reimburse the DLJMB Parties for the Morgans Parties’ aggregate
Percentage Interest (as it may change from time to time) of the direct
out-of-pocket costs incurred by the DLJMB Parties in connection with posting and
maintaining such Bridge LC (including lender fees
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and charges, but excluding any
attorneys’ fees or reimbursement or similar obligations).
(iv) Funding of New Capital. The DLJMB Parties shall make in a
timely manner all additional Capital Contributions that constitute Required
Expansion Capital and are provided for pursuant to or contemplated by the
applicable Approved Development Plans and the applicable Approved Development
Budget for the Expansion Project. The DLJMB Parties also shall make in a timely
manner all additional Capital Contributions that constitute Required Land Capital
and either (i) are required for a transaction that has been approved by the Board
or (ii) are being funded to make all or a portion of the amortization payment
under Section 2.4.2(b) of the Mortgage Loan Agreement. In the event that the
DLJMB Parties intend to make a Capital Contribution in respect of New Capital in
accordance with this Agreement, they shall provide the Morgans Parties written
notice thereof not less than three (3) Business Days prior to the date on which
such additional Capital Contribution is to be made (each, a “Funding
Notice”), which notice shall specify the purpose for which the Capital
Contributions will be made and whether the funding will be in cash or satisfied
through the posting of a Letter of Credit to the extent permitted hereunder. The
DLJMB Parties will fund the New Capital in a timely manner to the extent required
herein and as required under the Loan Agreements or other applicable contractual
obligations of the Company or its Subsidiaries; provided, however,
in lieu of funding New Capital in cash, the DLJMB Parties may elect in their sole
discretion to satisfy their obligation to fund the New Capital by posting, or
causing one or more of their Affiliates to post, a Letter of Credit to the extent
set forth in the Funding Notice, provided that (x) such Letter of Credit satisfies
the criteria set forth in the definitions of Equity Letter of Credit or Non-Equity
Letter of Credit (as the case may be), and (y) in no event shall the posting by a
Member of a Non-Equity Letter of Credit result in any increase in such Member’s
Percentage Interest, Adjusted Percentage Interest, Committed Capital or Capital
Contribution (unless and until otherwise
provided under Section 3.4(a)(vi)). Upon delivery of such Letter of
Credit to the Lenders or other applicable beneficiary (with a copy thereof to the
Morgans Parties), the DLJMB Parties shall be deemed to have satisfied the funding
requirement set forth in the Funding Notice. Upon the funding of a Capital
Contribution (or posting an Equity Letter of Credit in lieu thereof) in accordance
with this Section 3.4(a)(iv), the relative Percentage Interests of the
Capital Members shall be adjusted pursuant to Section 3.6.
(v) Maintenance, Funding and Termination of Letters of Credit. Any
DLJMB Party posting a Letter of Credit pursuant to Section 3.4(a) shall be
responsible for maintaining in full force and effect (or if required, replacing)
such Letter of Credit as required under the Loan Agreements and/or any other
document governing the delivery and maintenance of such Letter of Credit;
provided, however, that such DLJMB Party may obtain the release of
such Letter of Credit, or a reduction in the amount available to be drawn
thereunder, to the extent permitted under the Loan Agreements and/or such other
governing
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document. In the event that a DLJMB Party funds (or causes an Affiliate
to fund) a payment required under the Loan Agreements or such other governing
document to secure the release of, or reduction in the amount available to be
drawn under, a Letter of Credit posted pursuant to this Section 3.4(a)
(including, without limitation, a prepayment of loans under the Loan Agreements),
then, if such DLJMB Party provides reasonable supporting documentation to the
Morgans Parties of the amount of such funding, then the amount of such funding by
or on behalf of the posting DLJMB Party with respect to the released or reduced
Letter of Credit will be treated as a Capital Contribution as of the date of the
funding, and the Deemed Value of any such Equity Letter of Credit shall be reduced
by the amount of such funding. In the event that a Lender or other beneficiary of
the Letter of Credit draws upon a Letter of Credit posted pursuant to this
Section 3.4(a) and the DLJMB Party that posted the Letter of Credit
reimburses (or causes an Affiliate to reimburse) the issuer of the Letter of
Credit with respect to all obligations resulting from such drawing, then, if such
DLJMB Party provides reasonable supporting documentation to the Morgans Parties of
the amount of such reimbursement, the amount reimbursed by or on behalf of the
posting DLJMB Party with respect to such Letter of Credit will be treated as a
Capital Contribution as of the date of the reimbursement, and the Deemed Value of
any such Equity Letter of Credit shall be reduced by the amount of such
reimbursement. In addition, if an Equity Letter of Credit is replaced by another
Equity Letter of Credit with a greater face amount, then only the incremental
Deemed Value of the substituted Equity Letter of Credit in excess of the Deemed
Value of the original Equity Letter of Credit being replaced shall be taken into
account in determining the increase of Committed Capital of the posting DLJMB
Party and any Percentage Interest adjustment hereunder arising from the posting of
such Equity Letter of Credit in accordance with this Agreement, it being the
intention of the parties that, in determining Capital Contributions, Committed
Capital, Percentage Interests and Adjusted Percentage Interests hereunder, the
same (or
substantively the same) dollars that are committed or contributed as capital
hereunder shall be counted (for purposes of such calculations) only one time.
(vi) Committed Capital. The Deemed Value of any Equity Letter of
Credit posted by a DLJMB Party (or its Affiliate) or a Morgans Party in accordance
with this Section 3.4(a) shall be included in such Party’s Committed
Capital as of the date such Equity Letter of Credit is posted, and the Members’
Percentage Interests shall be adjusted in accordance with Section 3.6. No
adjustment shall be made with respect to the Percentage Interests of the Members
(i) in the event that an Equity Letter of Credit is released or reduced, or
expires or otherwise terminates pursuant to its terms as permitted under the Loan
Agreements and/or other governing document; or (ii) as a result of any Capital
Contribution made with respect to such Equity Letter of Credit upon its drawing,
release or reduction as contemplated by Section 3.4(a)(v). If a DLJMB
Party (or its Affiliate) posts or has posted any Non-Equity Letter of Credit in
accordance with this Section 3.4(a) (including the Bridge LC), then,
unless otherwise consented to by Morgans, the posting of such Non-Equity
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Letter of
Credit shall not increase the Committed Capital of such DLJMB Party or result in
any adjustment in any Percentage Interests under this Agreement unless and until
such Non-Equity Letter of Credit is drawn by the Lenders or other beneficiary and
the DLJMB Parties (or an Affiliate thereof) have reimbursed the issuer of the
Non-Equity Letter of Credit, or a DLJMB Party (or an Affiliate thereof) funds a
payment for the release or reduction of the Non-Equity Letter of Credit as
permitted by this Agreement. In the event of such a drawing or funding, the DLJMB
Parties shall be deemed to have made a Capital Contribution as contemplated by
Section 3.4(a)(v) and the Percentage Interests of the Members shall be
adjusted in accordance with Section 3.6 as of the date of such drawing or
funding.
(vii) Other Credit Support. For the avoidance of doubt, credit
support for the Company provided by a Capital Member in the form other than an
Equity Letter of Credit (such as a guaranty and/or similar arrangements) will only
result in adjustments being made to the Capital Members’ Percentage Interests
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (if any) if and when capital is required
to be funded in connection therewith.
(b) Other Capital Commitments. If the Company requires capital (other than New
Capital) that the Board has specifically approved to be contributed by the Capital Members pursuant
to an applicable Approved Operating Plan or Approved Development Budget (other than the Approved
Development Budget for the Expansion Project, which is addressed in Section 3.4(a) above)
(the “Necessary Capital”), DLJMB shall request, on behalf of the Company, that the Capital
Members make additional Capital Contributions by providing written notice thereof (a “Capital
Call Notice”) not less than ten (10) Business Days prior to the date on which the additional
Capital Contributions are to be made. Each Capital Call Notice shall specify the purpose for which
the Capital Contributions are required to be made. Upon receipt of any such Capital Call Notice,
the Necessary Capital shall be funded by the Capital Members in accordance with their Percentage
Interests. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Capital Members
acknowledge and agree that when approving any Approved Development Project, the Board will
also approve a financing plan for such Approved Development Project. Such financing plan shall
specify the Capital Members’ obligations, if any, for additional Capital Contributions in
connection with such Approved Development Project. No Capital Member shall be obligated under this
Section 3.4(b) to make a Capital Contribution in respect of Necessary Capital unless such
Capital Contribution is expressly contemplated by the applicable Approved Development Budget (in
the case of an Approved Development Project) or Approved Operating Plan. If the Company requires
capital (other than New Capital) to be contributed by the Capital Members to fund an unexpected
shortfall in capital that was either (i) to be provided by a capital source other than the Capital
Members pursuant to such Approved Operating Plan or Approved Development Budget or (ii) not
contemplated by the Approved Operating Plan, but reasonably necessary to continue the day to day
operations of the Hotel/Casino as then currently conducted (in either case, the “Operating
Capital”), DLJMB may in its reasonable discretion request, on behalf of the Company, that the
Capital Members make additional Capital Contributions by providing a Capital Call Notice not less
than ten (10) Business Days prior to the date on which the additional Capital Contributions are to
be made. Upon receipt of any such Capital Call Notice, the Operating Capital shall be funded by
the Capital Members in accordance with their Percentage
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Interests; provided, however, that,
notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement (including Section 3.5 hereof),
Morgans Co. may elect in its sole discretion for the Morgans Parties not to fund all or any portion
of their aggregate pro rata amount of the Operating Capital, which election shall be made, if at
all, by providing DLJMB written notice thereof at least five (5) Business Days prior to the date on
which the additional Capital Contributions are to be made. In the event Morgans Co. makes any such
election, the DLJMB Parties may in their sole discretion fund, on the date set forth in the Capital
Call Notice, that portion of the Morgans Parties’ aggregate pro rata share of the Operating Capital
that Morgans Co. (on behalf of the Morgans Parties) elected not to make (in which case the relative
Percentage Interests of the Capital Members shall be adjusted pursuant to Section 3.6).
(c) Delivery of Notices. If, for any reason, DLJMB fails, in a timely manner, to
issue any Funding Notice for New Capital or any Capital Call Notice for Necessary Capital
(excluding, however, Operating Capital) in accordance with this Section 3.4, then, if such
New Capital or Necessary Capital has been approved by the Board pursuant to an applicable Approved
Development Budget or Approved Operating Plan, Morgans Co. also shall have the right to issue such
notice if DLJMB fails to issue such notice within five (5) Business Days after written notice from
Morgans Co. to DLJMB specifying such failure.
3.5 Failure to Contribute.
(a) In the event that any Capital Member (each, a “Non-Contributing Member”) fails to
timely make some or all of any Capital Contribution required to be made by such Capital Member
pursuant to Section 3.4 (or fails to post a Letter of Credit in the amount of such Capital
Contribution in circumstances where such posting would satisfy the Capital Member’s obligations
under the Funding Notice) (in each case, a “Shortfall Amount”), and such failure continues
for a period of five (5) Business Days after receipt by such Non-Contributing Member of written
notice from any other Capital Member specifying such failure, then DLJMB
(in the case that the Non-Contributing Member is a Morgans Party) or Morgans Co. (in the case
that the Non-Contributing Member is a DLJMB Party) may, in its sole discretion, take, or cause a
DLJMB Party or Morgans Party, respectively, to take, any of the following actions (the Person
taking such action or caused to take such action being the “Contributing Member”):
(i) make additional Capital Contributions (or post a Letter of Credit in lieu
thereof, if permitted) (“Shortfall Contributions”) equal to some or all of
the Shortfall Amount (in which case, subject to the receipt of all approvals
required under Gaming Regulations (to the extent applicable at such time), the
relative Percentage Interests of the Capital Members shall be adjusted pursuant to
Section 3.5(d));
(ii) loan to the Company some or all of the Shortfall Amount (a “Company
Loan”), provided that: (i) the sums thus advanced shall be deemed to be
demand recourse loans from the Contributing Member to the Non-Contributing Member
and a contribution of such sums to the Company by the Non-Contributing Member;
(ii) such loans shall bear interest at the rate of interest equal to LIBOR,
plus six percent (6%) per annum, (provided, however, that if at any time the
interest rate provided for herein (the “Note Rate”) exceeds the
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Maximum
Rate, the Note Rate shall be limited to the Maximum Rate, but any subsequent
reductions in the Note Rate (i.e., by reason of a reduction in the LIBOR) shall not
reduce the rate of interest accruing hereunder below the Maximum Rate until such
time as the total amount of interest accrued and paid on such loan equals the amount
that would have accrued on such loan if the Note Rate had at all times been in
effect), from the date that the advance was made until the date that such advance,
together with any reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Company as a result
of the Non-Contributing Member’s failure to contribute, and together with all
interest accrued thereon, is repaid to the Contributing Member and the Company, as
appropriate; (iii) unless otherwise paid, the repayment of such Company Loan shall
be made from any distribution or reimbursement from the Company otherwise to be made
to the Non-Contributing Member before any distribution or reimbursement is made to
the Non-Contributing Member during the existence of the Company or after
dissolution; and (iv) all such repayments shall be first applied to any reasonable
costs and expenses incurred by the Company as a result of the Non-Contributing
Member’s failure to contribute, then to interest earned and unpaid on the advance,
and then to principal; and
(iii) if a DLJMB Party is a Contributing Member, DLJMB may secure New Financing
and/or New Equity for the Company pursuant to Section 3.9.
(b) No right, power or remedy conferred upon any Capital Member (other than the
Non-Contributing Member) in this Section 3.5 shall be exclusive, and each such right, power
or remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right, power or remedy whether
conferred in this Section 3.5, Article 11, pursuant to any other provision of this
Agreement, or now or hereafter available at law or in equity or by statute or otherwise. In
addition, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 11.1(c), if such failure
of the
Non-Contributing Member to make the required Capital Contribution continues for a period of
ninety (90) days following notice thereof given by the Contributing Member to the Non-Contributing
Member, and the Contributing Member has not theretofore made a Shortfall Contribution or delivered
a Conversion Notice pursuant to Section 3.5(c) below with respect to such Capital
Contribution, then (and only in such event) the Contributing Member may treat the failure of the
Non-Contributing Member to make the required Capital Contribution as an Event of Default, and the
Non-Contributing Member as a Defaulting Member, under Section 11.1(c).
(c) Provided that the Contributing Member has not elected to treat the failure of the
Non-Contributing Member to make the required Capital Contribution (or failure to post a Letter of
Credit in circumstance where such posting would satisfy the Capital Members’ obligations under the
Capital Call Notice) as an Event of Default pursuant to Section 3.5(b) above, then with
respect to any Company Loan made in connection with a Shortfall Amount, in the event that a
Contributing Member shall have made a Company Loan and the Company Loan (plus all accrued
and unpaid interest thereon) shall not have been repaid in full (either by the Non-Contributing
Member or by the Company out of distributions to which the Non-Contributing Member would otherwise
be entitled) within ninety (90) days after the making of such Company Loan, any Contributing Member
may, by delivering a notice (the “Conversion Notice”) to the Non-Contributing Member at any
time after the expiration of such ninety (90)
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day period, elect to terminate such Company Loan,
convert the Company Loan to equity and have the Non-Contributing Member’s Percentage Interest
reduced as set forth in clause (d) below; provided, however, that the
Non-Contributing Member shall have the right during the ten (10) day period following the delivery
by the Contributing Member of the Conversion Notice to repay in full the Company Loan or the unpaid
portion thereof (together with all accrued and unpaid interest earned thereon), and if such
repayment shall occur within such ten (10) day period, the Contributing Member shall have no
further rights under this Section 3.5(c) with respect to such Company Loan.
(d) If a Contributing Member makes a Shortfall Contribution pursuant to Section
3.5(a)(i) or elects to terminate a Company Loan pursuant to Section 3.5(c) and the
Non-Contributing Member shall fail to repay in full to the Contributing Member the unpaid portion
of the Company Loan (plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon) (with such amounts also
treated as Shortfall Contributions) within the ten (10) day period referred to in such Section
3.5(c), then, subject to the receipt of all approvals required under Gaming Regulations (to the
extent applicable at such time), the Percentage Interest of the Contributing Member shall be, at
the election of the Contributing Member, adjusted pursuant to Section 3.6 or,
alternatively, increased by adding to such Percentage Interest an additional percentage, stated as
a fraction, the numerator of which is equal to 150% of the Shortfall Contribution and the
denominator of which is equal to the sum of (i) the Existing Equity immediately prior to the making
of the Capital Contributions (and/or other increases in Committed Capital) of which the Shortfall
Contribution was a part, plus (ii) the aggregate Capital Contributions (and/or other
increases in Committed Capital) being made in connection with which the Shortfall Contribution was
made. Subject to the receipt of all approvals required under Gaming Regulations (to the extent
applicable at such time), the Percentage Interest of the Non-Contributing Member shall be reduced
by the percentage by which the Contributing Member’s Percentage Interest is increased pursuant to
the immediately preceding sentence.
3.6 Percentage Interest Adjustment.
(a) New Capital Adjustments. In the event that any DLJMB Party makes any New Capital
Funding, then, subject to the receipt of all approvals required under Gaming Regulations (to the
extent applicable at such time), the Percentage Interests of the Capital Members shall be adjusted
automatically such that the relative Percentage Interest of each Capital Member shall equal a
percentage, stated as a fraction, the numerator of which equals the Weighted Amount of such
Member’s aggregate Committed Capital as of such time (including the Weighted Amount of the New
Capital Funding, if applicable), and the denominator of which equals the Weighted Amount of the
aggregate Committed Capital of all the Members (including the Weighted Amount of the New Capital
Funding, if applicable), as of such time; provided, however, that if prior to any
DLJMB Party making such New Capital Funding there has been an adjustment made to the Capital
Members’ Percentage Interests pursuant to either Section 3.6(b) or Section 3.5(d),
then the Capital Members shall mutually agree upon an appropriate adjustment of each Capital
Member’s Percentage Interest as a result of such New Capital Funding that takes into consideration
the Capital Members’ Percentage Interest as previously adjusted (and the New DLJMB Commitment shall
be conditioned upon and subject to the Capital Members agreeing upon such adjustment).
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(b) Other Capital Adjustments. Subject to Section 3.6(a) and 3.5(d),
in the event that any Capital Member makes any Disproportionate Contribution, then, subject to the
receipt of all approvals required under Gaming Regulations (to the extent applicable at such time),
the Percentage Interests of the Capital Members shall be adjusted automatically such that the
relative Percentage Interest of each Capital Member shall equal a percentage, stated as a fraction,
the numerator of which equals the sum of (i) the Weighted Amount of the Disproportionate
Contribution (if any) made by the Capital Member, plus (ii) the Capital Member’s allocable
share of the Existing Equity immediately prior thereto (measured by multiplying the Existing Equity
by such Capital Member’s Percentage Interest immediately prior to the making of such
Disproportionate Contribution), and the denominator of which equals the sum of (x) the Weighted
Amount of the Disproportionate Contributions made by all of the Capital Members in respect of which
the adjustment is being made plus (y) the Existing Equity immediately prior thereto.
3.7 Return of Capital, No Interest on Capital. Except as provided in this Agreement:
(a) no Member or Assignee shall demand or be entitled to the return of any or all of its Capital
Contribution or Capital Account, (b) no Member or Assignee shall withdraw any portion of its
Capital Contribution, and (c) the Company shall not redeem or repurchase the Interest of any Member
or Assignee. Neither a Member’s Capital Contribution nor its Capital Account shall earn interest.
3.8 Additional Members. Except as permitted in Section 11.2(b) in connection with
an Event of Default, Section 3.9 with respect to New Equity and/or Section 3.12(b)
with respect to the Class C
Members, the Company may not issue Interests in the Company, or admit one or more recipients
of such Interests as additional Members (“Additional Members”), without the consent of the
Class A Members. No Additional Member shall be admitted without first obtaining all approvals and
findings of suitability required under applicable Gaming Regulations. Upon the admission of any
Additional Member, the Class A Members shall amend this Agreement to the extent necessary to
incorporate the terms and conditions pursuant to which such Additional Member was admitted. As a
condition to being admitted to the Company, each Additional Member shall (a) execute an agreement
to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement (as so amended); and (b) pay all costs
and expenses required in connection with obtaining all approvals and findings of suitability
required under applicable Gaming Regulations for such admission.
3.9 New Financing; New Equity. Subject to Section 6.4, if, at any time, the
Company requires additional capital with respect to actions or matters approved by the Board (to
the extent that such approval is required under Section 6.3 or elsewhere in this
Agreement), DLJMB shall have the right (but not the obligation), in its reasonable discretion
without Board approval, to determine appropriate sources of such capital whether in the form of
debt (other than debt convertible into equity) (“New Financing”) or equity (or debt
convertible into equity) (“New Equity”) (or both); provided, however, that any such New
Financing or New Equity is funded by either (a) third parties who are not Morgans’ Competitors or
Affiliates of any Capital Member, or (b) the existing Capital Members or their Affiliates on Fair
Market Terms. “Fair Market Terms” as used herein shall mean that the terms of such New
Financing or New Equity either (i) have been determined by the Board to be on fair market terms, or
(ii) in the case of either (x) absence of Board approval, or (y) the Board being expanded by two
(2) additional members, as
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contemplated in Section 6.1(d), have been determined by a
written appraisal or fairness opinion issued to the Company by an independent nationally recognized
investment banking firm (not affiliated with DLJMB unless otherwise agreed by Morgans Co.) approved
by the Capital Members to be on fair market terms (which appraisal or fairness opinion shall be
subject to the review of the Capital Members to ensure that the party providing same has followed
all reasonable and appropriate procedures and methods for issuing such appraisal or fairness
opinion). DLJMB agrees to provide Morgans Co. with reasonable advance notice of and consult with
Morgans Co. regarding any proposed transaction involving New Financing or New Equity and further
agrees to give due consideration to any advice or recommendations Morgans Co. may have in respect
thereto, and upon request DLJMB shall promptly provide to Morgans Co. copies of any commitment
letters, proposals, term sheets and communications and material correspondence (whether draft or
final) in connection therewith. The Capital Members that are not Defaulting Members shall have the
right to participate (on a pro rata basis in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests)
in connection with any New Equity transaction. For the avoidance of doubt, to the extent required
pursuant to any such New Financing and/or New Equity to be raised pursuant to this Section
3.9, DLJMB shall have the right, upon reasonable prior written notice to Morgans Co. but
without the need for any further consent by any other Member or other Person, to take such
additional reasonable actions (including, without limitation, amending this Agreement and/or
restructuring the way in which the Company holds the Company Assets) to give effect thereto
(subject in all cases to Section 6.4 hereof) to the extent that such actions do not have a
disproportionate adverse effect on Morgans Co. Each
Party shall take such other actions as are required by Section 7.2 to carry out any
transaction involving a New Financing or New Equity.
3.10 Limited Liability of Members. Except as otherwise expressly provided by the Act, the
debts, obligations and liabilities of the Company, whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise,
shall be the debts, obligations and liabilities solely of the Company, and no Member shall be
obligated personally for any such debt, obligation or liability of the Company solely by reason of
being a Member of the Company.
3.11 Capital Accounts.
(a) A Capital Account shall be established for each Member in the books and records of the
Company and in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3.11.
(i) To each Member’s Capital Account there shall be credited (i) such Member’s
Capital Contributions, (ii) such Member’s allocable share of Net Profits and any
items in the nature of income or gain that are specially allocated to such Member
pursuant to Article 5 hereof or other provisions of this Agreement, and
(iii) the amount of any Company liabilities assumed by such Member or which are
secured by any property distributed to such Member. The principal amount of a
promissory note that is not readily traded on an established securities market and
that is contributed to the Company by the maker of the note or a Member related to
the maker of the note within the meaning of Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(c)
shall not be included in the Capital Account of any Member until the Company makes a
taxable disposition of the note or until and to
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the extent principal payments are
made on the note, all in accordance with Regulations Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(d)(2).
(ii) To each Member’s Capital Account there shall be debited (i) the amount of
(A) cash and (B) the Gross Asset Value of any Company assets (other than cash)
distributed to such Member (other than any payment of principal and/or interest to
such Member pursuant to the terms of a loan made by the Member to the Company)
pursuant to any provision of this Agreement, (ii) such Member’s allocable share of
Net Losses and any other items in the nature of expenses or losses that are
specially allocated to such Member pursuant to Article 5 or other provisions
of this Agreement, and (iii) liabilities of such Member assumed by the Company or
which are secured by any property contributed by such Member to the Company.
(iii) In the event any Interest is transferred in accordance with the terms of
this Agreement, the transferee shall succeed to the Capital Account of the
transferor to the extent it relates to the transferred Interest.
(iv) In determining the amount of any liability for purposes of
subparagraphs 3.11(a) and 3.11(b) hereof, there shall be taken into
account Code Section 752(c) and any other applicable provisions of the Code and
Regulations.
(v) The foregoing provisions and the other provisions of this Agreement
relating to the maintenance of Capital Accounts are intended to comply with
Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b) and 1.704-2 and shall be interpreted and applied in
a manner consistent with such Regulations. In the event that the Members determine
to modify the manner in which the Capital Accounts, or any debits or credits
thereto, are computed in order to comply with such Regulations, the Members may make
such modification, provided that it is not likely to have a material effect
on the amounts distributable to any Member pursuant to Article 5 hereof upon
the dissolution of the Company.
(b) Within each Member’s Capital Account, separate and distinct sub-capital accounts may, in
the discretion of the Board, be maintained for such Member with respect to its interest(s) in
certain identified assets of, or any separate classes of interests in, the Company, which separate
sub-capital accounts shall represent and constitute some or all of such Member’s Capital Account.
Any such sub-capital accounts shall be maintained in a manner consistent with the manner in which
Capital Accounts generally are to be maintained under this Agreement. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the Board shall determine, in its discretion but in a manner
consistent with the terms and intent of this Agreement, the amount of all distributions, Net
Profits and Net Losses (and similar tax items) relating to any such identified assets or separate
classes of interests, as well as the corresponding allocations to the sub-capital accounts in
respect thereof.
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3.12 Classes of Interests; Voting Rights.
(a) The Membership Interests are comprised of three classes, the Class A Membership Interests
(the “Class A Membership Interests”), the Class B Membership Interests (the “Class B
Membership Interests”) and the Class C Membership Interests (the “Class C Membership
Interests”). The holders of Class A Membership Interests who are Members of the Company shall
be entitled to vote on any matter to be voted upon or approved by the Members. Except as provided
by law, the holders of Class B Membership Interests or Class C Membership Interests who are Members
of the Company shall have no right to vote on any matter to be voted on by the Members (including,
without limitation, any election or removal of members of the Board), and their Class B Membership
Interests and Class C Membership Interests shall not be included in determining the percentage of
Membership Interests voting or entitled to vote on such matters.
(b) The Class C Membership Interests shall be denominated in units (the “Class C
Units”), each of which shall represent a proportionate share of the aggregate outstanding Class
C Membership Interests issued by the Company as of any time. The Board is hereby authorized to
issue Class C Units to recipients of awards granted in accordance with the Profits Interest Plan
and to cause such recipients to become Additional Members hereunder. As
of the Agreement Date, the Company is authorized to issue up to an aggregate of One Million
(1,000,000) Class C Units in accordance with the Profits Interest Plan, which number may be
increased by the Board in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.3(v). Class C Units
shall vest as set forth in the Profits Interest Plan and the relevant Profits Interest Agreements.
The Profits Interest Plan and each Profits Interest Agreement applicable to a Class C Member shall
set forth the terms under which Class C Units held by such Class C Member may be cancelled and
forfeited, or repurchased by the Company. To the extent that any Class C Units are cancelled,
forfeited or repurchased, such Class C Units may thereafter be re-issued under the Profits Interest
Plan and this Agreement, subject to the limitations therein and herein on the aggregate number of
Class C Units that may be issued by the Company.
(c) The Company and each Class C Member hereby acknowledge and agree that the Class C Units
held by each Class C Member and the rights and privileges associated with such Class C Units,
collectively, are intended to constitute a “profits interest” in the Company within the meaning of
Rev. Proc. 93-27, 1993-2 C.B. 343 and Rev. Proc. 2001-43, 2001-2 C.B. 191. In accordance with Rev.
Proc. 2001-43, 2001-2 C.B. 191, the Company shall treat a Class C Member as the owner of
a Membership Interest, i.e., a profits interest, from the date such Membership Interest is granted,
and shall file its IRS Form 1065, and issue appropriate Schedule K-1s to such Member, allocating to
such Member its distributive share of all items of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit
associated with such Membership Interest as if it were fully vested. Each such Class C Member
agrees to take into account such distributive share in computing its United States federal, state
and local income tax liability for the entire period during which it holds the Class C
Membership Interest.
(d) Each Class C Member receiving Class C Units shall timely make an election under Section
83(b) of the Code with respect to any Class C Units received by such Person upon their issuance, in
a manner reasonably prescribed by the Company; provided that each such Class C Member
shall, in making the election and completing the required forms
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under Section 83(b) and the
regulations promulgated thereunder, report the fair market value of such Class C Units as equal to
the liquidation value within the meaning of the Proposed Treasury Regulation, which is zero.
(e) Each Member authorizes the Tax Matters Member to elect to apply the safe harbor (the
“Safe Harbor”) set forth in proposed Treasury Regulation Section 1.83-3(l) and proposed IRS
Revenue Procedure published in Notice 2005-43 (together, the “Proposed Treasury
Regulation”) (under which the fair market value of a membership interest that is transferred in
connection with the performance of services is treated as being equal to the liquidation value of
the interest) if such Proposed Treasury Regulation or a similar Regulation is promulgated as a
final or temporary Regulation. If the Tax Matters Member determines that the Company should make
such election, the Tax Matters Member is hereby authorized to amend this Agreement without the
consent of any other Member or other Person to provide that (i) the Company is authorized and
directed to elect the Safe Harbor, (ii) the Company and each of its Members (including any Person
to whom an Interest is Transferred in connection with the performance of services) will comply with
all requirements of the Safe Harbor with respect to all Interests Transferred in connection with
the performance of services while such election remains in effect and (iii) the Company and each of
its Members will take all actions necessary, including providing the Company with any required
information, to permit the Company to comply with
the requirements set forth or referred to in the applicable Regulations for such election to
be effective until such time (if any) as the Tax Matters Member determines, in its sole discretion,
that the Company should terminate such election. The Tax Matters Member is further authorized to
amend this Agreement to modify Article 5 to the extent the Tax Matters Member determines in
its discretion that such modification is necessary or desirable as a result of the issuance of
Regulations relating to the tax treatment of the Transfer of an Interest in connection with the
performance of services. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, each Member
expressly confirms and agrees that it will be legally bound by any such amendment. Notwithstanding
the preceding sentences, no election or amendment shall be made pursuant to this Section
3.12(e) if the Safe Harbor, when finalized, is substantially different from the one included in
the Proposed Treasury Regulation, and the application of the Safe Harbor would result in materially
adverse consequences to the Members, unless the Class A Members consent to such election.
(f) For the avoidance of doubt, neither the Company nor any Member is providing any covenant
or guarantee that the characterization of the Class C Units as a “profits interest” as described in
this Section 3.12 shall be accepted by any Governmental Authority.
ARTICLE 4.
DISTRIBUTIONS
4.1 Distributions Generally. Distributions of Cash Available for Distribution or Company
Assets shall be made only in accordance with this Article 4 and Article 12. Fees,
reimbursements and other amounts received by any Member or any Affiliates thereof pursuant to any
Affiliate Agreement are not, and shall not be deemed to be, distributions pursuant to this
Article 4 or Article 12.
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4.2 Distributions of Cash Available for Distribution.
(a) To the extent not prohibited by the terms of any Financing, the Board may cause the
Company to distribute Cash Available for Distribution to the Members at such times and in such
amounts as the Board may determine in its sole discretion, provided that: (i) the Board may
reserve and not distribute to the Members any portion of such Cash Available for Distribution that
the Board determines necessary for any authorized use by the Company, (ii) notwithstanding any
other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall not in any event be permitted
or required to make a distribution to any Member pursuant to this Agreement if such distribution
would violate any nonwaivable provision of the Act or other applicable law, and (iii) any such
distributions shall be made in the order of priority set forth in this Section 4.2. In the
event that any distribution is to be made in accordance with the Members’ Percentage Interests,
Adjusted Percentage Interests or Profits Percentage Interests under this Section 4.2 and as
of the distribution date there is an adjustment to a Member’s Percentage Interest, Adjusted
Percentage Interest or Profits Percentage Interest that is subject to the receipt of regulatory
approvals, then such distribution shall be made in accordance with the Members’ Percentage
Interests, Adjusted Percentage Interests or Profits Percentage Interests
(after giving effect to the adjustment that is subject to the receipt of the regulatory
approvals), but the payment of the portion of the distribution attributable to such adjustment
shall be deferred until such time as the regulatory approvals have been obtained.
(b) Cash Available for Distribution shall be distributed under this Section 4.2 among
the Members as follows:
(i) First, to the DLJMB Parties, until the aggregate amount so distributed to
the DLJMB Parties pursuant to this Section 4.2(b)(i) equals the lesser of
(A) the sum of: (1) fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate Base Management Fees
received by Morgans Co. or any Affiliate thereof as of the date of such
distribution; plus (2) fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate Gaming
Facilities Support Fees received by Morgans Co. or any Affiliate thereof as of the
date of such distribution; plus (3) one hundred percent (100%) of the
aggregate Annual Incentive Fees received by Morgans Co. or any Subsidiary thereof as
of the date of such distribution or (B) the aggregate Capital Contributions made by
the DLJMB Parties as of the date of such distribution, less the amount of any DLJ
Consulting Fees actually paid by the Company through the applicable date;
(ii) Second, to the extent the aggregate amount previously distributed to the
DLJMB Parties in Section 4.2(b)(i) is less than the aggregate Capital
Contributions made by the DLJMB Parties as of the date of such distribution, then to
the DLJMB Parties and the Morgans Parties, pro rata in proportion to their
respective Adjusted Percentage Interests as of the date of such distribution in
respect of each Capital Contribution being returned until the aggregate amount
distributed to the DLJMB Parties pursuant to this Section 4.2(b)(ii) and
Section 4.2(b)(i) equals the aggregate Capital Contributions made by the
DLJMB Parties as of the date of such distribution;
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(iii) Third, to the Morgans Parties, until the aggregate amount distributed to
the Morgans Parties pursuant to Section 4.2(b)(ii) and this
Section 4.2(b)(iii) equals the Morgans Parties’ Diluted Capital
Contributions as of the date of such distribution;
(iv) Fourth, to the DLJMB Parties and the Morgans Parties, pro rata in
proportion to their respective Adjusted Percentage Interests as of the date of such
distribution until the aggregate amount distributed to the Morgans Parties pursuant
to this Section 4.2(b)(iv) and Section 4.2(b)(ii) and (iii)
equals the aggregate Capital Contributions made by the Morgans Parties as of the
date of such distribution; and
(v) Thereafter, all remaining amounts shall be distributed among the Morgans
Parties, the DLJMB Parties and the Class C Members, pro rata in proportion to their
respective Profits Percentage Interests as of the date of such distribution;
provided, however, that no Class C Member shall receive any
distribution to the extent such distribution causes the balance of such Class C
Member’s Adjusted Capital Account to be reduced below zero; and provided
further that, in the event a Class C Member fails to receive any
distribution to which it would otherwise be entitled as a result of the foregoing,
then such Class C Member shall be entitled to receive, prior to any distributions
otherwise being made pursuant to this Section 4.2(b), and the Board shall
cause the Company to make to such Class C Member, a special distribution from Cash
Available for Distribution equal in amount to any distribution the Class C Member
previously failed to receive, with such special distribution being made as soon as
it is reasonably practicable to do so in compliance with the foregoing limitation.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, any portion of a distribution otherwise payable pursuant to
Section 4.2(b)(v) in respect of Class C Units that have not vested in accordance with the
Profits Interest Plan and relevant Profits Interest Agreement(s) shall, unless specifically
approved by the Class A Members, be held by the Company in a separate account (each, a
“Segregated Account”) and not be paid to such holder, and such holder shall not have a
right thereto unless and until such unvested Class C Units have vested. For all purposes of this
Agreement, any amounts held in the Segregated Accounts shall be considered to be an asset of the
Company and not to have been distributed to the holder of Class C Units. In the event of such
vesting, any amount so withheld and not paid in respect of formerly unvested Class C Units shall be
released from the applicable Segregated Account and be paid to the holder of such Class C Units
within a reasonable period of time after such Class C Units have vested. Any amounts deposited
into the Segregated Accounts may be invested by the Company in its sole discretion in Temporary
Investments and the earnings on such account shall be for the benefit of, and distributed quarterly
to, the Company. In the event such unvested Class C Units are forfeited or cancelled, amounts
retained by the Company pursuant to this Section 4.2(c) on account of such unvested Class C
Units shall be distributed to the Morgans Parties and the DLJMB Parties pro rata in proportion to
their respective Percentage Interests as of the date of such distribution.
(d) All amounts distributed to the DLJMB Parties pursuant to Section 4.2(b) or
(c) shall be distributed among the DLJMB Parties pro rata in proportion to each of their
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respective Percentage Interest as of the date of such distribution. All amounts distributed
to the Morgans Parties pursuant to Section 4.2(b) or (c) shall be distributed among
the Morgans Parties pro rata in proportion to each of their respective Percentage Interest as of
the date of such distribution. All amounts distributed to the Class C Members pursuant to
Section 4.2(b)(v) shall be distributed among the Class C Members pro rata in proportion to
each of their respective Profits Percentage Interest as of the date of such distribution.
(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if as of a distribution date there shall be an outstanding
Company Loan to any Member, then any amounts otherwise payable to such Member pursuant to this
Section 4.2 shall instead be paid to the applicable Contributing Member (on a pro rata
basis in proportion to the respective principal amounts of the Company Loans, if there shall be
more than one Company Loan outstanding to such Member), and such amounts paid to such Contributing
Member shall first be applied to accrued and unpaid interest under the applicable Company Loan, and
shall thereafter be applied to the outstanding principal amount of such Company Loan. For the
avoidance of doubt, for purposes of this Agreement (including without limitation, the maintenance
of the Members’ Capital Accounts), such amounts shall be treated as having been distributed to the
Non-Contributing Member to whom such Company Loan was made.
(f) The Morgans Parties and the DLJMB Parties acknowledge that they have entered into the Fee
Agreement, which provides for the DLJMB Parties to pay the Morgans Parties a fee to the extent
required therein.
4.3 Tax Distributions. To the extent not prohibited by the terms of any Financing or any
nonwaivable provision of the Act or other applicable law, the Board may cause the Company to make
cash distributions to all of the Members, or to the Class C Members only, to the extent of Cash
Available for Distribution in amounts intended to enable such Member and, to the extent applicable,
its applicable beneficial owners, to discharge, on a quarterly basis, their United States federal,
state and local income tax liabilities arising from allocations made or estimated to be made
pursuant to Article 5 but only to the extent provided in this Section 4.3 (each, a
“Tax Liability Distribution”). The amount of any Tax Liability Distribution with respect
to any fiscal quarter of the Company with respect to each type of Membership Interest shall be
determined by the Board, provided that such distributions shall not exceed the product of
(a) the maximum combined United States federal, state and local tax rates applicable to individuals
or corporations (whichever is applicable) located in Nevada, on ordinary income and net short-term
capital gain or on net long-term capital gain, as applicable, and taking into account the
deductibility of state and local income taxes for United States federal income tax purposes and the
character of the income in question and the holding period of any asset disposed of, multiplied by
(b) the amounts of net taxable income allocated or estimated to be allocated pursuant to
Article 5 for such fiscal quarter. Tax Liability Distributions for a fiscal quarter of the
Company shall be made, if at all, to the Members, pro rata in proportion to the relative amounts of
net taxable income allocated or estimated to be allocated to such Members pursuant to Article
5 for such fiscal quarter; provided, however, that the aggregate amount of any
Tax Liability Distribution to be made to a Member for such fiscal quarter shall be reduced by the
amount of distributions received by such Member pursuant to this Article 4 during such
fiscal quarter. Tax Liability
Distributions to be made to any Class C member shall be first paid out of the Segregated
Account established on behalf of such Class C Member until the balance remaining in such
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Segregated
Account is zero, and any Tax Liability Distributions to such Class C Member in excess of the amount
in his or her Segregated Account shall be treated as an advance against, and shall reduce the
amount of, the next distribution(s) that such Member would otherwise receive pursuant to this
Article 4 or Article 12. Tax Liability Distributions to be made to any Capital
Member shall be treated as an advance against, and shall reduce the amount of, the next
distribution(s) that such Members would otherwise receive pursuant to this Article 4 or
Article 12.
4.4 The Right to Withhold. The Company may withhold distributions or with respect to
allocations or portions thereof if it is required to do so by any applicable rule, regulation, or
law, and each Member hereby authorizes the Company to withhold from or pay on behalf of or with
respect to such Member any amount of federal, state, local or foreign taxes that the Tax Matters
Member reasonably determines that the Company is required to withhold or pay with respect to any
amount distributable or allocable to such Member pursuant to this Agreement. Any amount withheld
from a distribution to a Member pursuant to this Section 4.4 shall be treated as having
been distributed to such Member with respect to which such amount was withheld for all purposes
under this Agreement. Any amount paid on behalf of or with respect to a Member pursuant to this
Section 4.4, for which no amount was previously withheld, shall be treated as having been
distributed to such Member as an advance against the next distributions that would otherwise be
made to such Member, and such amount shall be satisfied by offset from such next distributions.
Each Member will furnish the Tax Matters Member or Financial Manager with such information as may
reasonably be requested by the Tax Matters Member or Financial Manager from time to time to
determine whether withholding is required, and each Member will promptly notify the other Members
that are not its Affiliates if such Member determines at any time that it is subject to
withholding.
ARTICLE 5.
ALLOCATIONS
5.1 Allocations Generally. Net Profits and Net Loss of the Company shall be determined
and allocated with respect to each Fiscal Year of the Company as of the end of such Fiscal Year.
Subject to the other provisions of this Article 5, an allocation to a Member of a share of
Net Profits or Net Losses shall be treated as an allocation of the same share of each item of
income, gain, loss or deduction that is taken into account in computing Net Profits or Net Losses.
5.2 Allocations of Net Profits and Net Losses. Subject to the other provisions of this
Article 5, for purposes of adjusting the Capital Accounts of the Members, the Net Profits,
Net Losses and, to the extent necessary, individual items of income, gain, loss, credit and
deduction, for any Fiscal Year shall be allocated among the Members in a manner such that the
Adjusted Capital Account of each
Member, immediately after making such allocation is, as nearly as possible, equal
(proportionately) to the distributions that would be made to such Member pursuant to this Agreement
if the Company were dissolved, its affairs wound up and its assets sold for cash equal to their
Gross Asset Value, all Company liabilities were satisfied (limited with respect to each nonrecourse
liability to the Gross Asset Value of the asset securing such liability), the net assets of the
Company were distributed in accordance with Section 4.2 to the Members immediately after
making such allocation, and all Class C Members were fully vested
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in respect of their Class C
Units. For purposes of making allocations under Article 5, Section 4.2(c) shall be
disregarded.
5.3
Allocations Upon Final Liquidation. All Net Profits or Net Loss (or individual items
of either) recognized in the year of the final liquidation of the Company in accordance with
Article 12 shall be allocated to the Members in such amounts and priorities that the
Adjusted Capital Accounts of the Members shall, as closely as possible, equal the respective
amounts that would be distributed to the Members in their capacities as such in connection with
such liquidation if distributions upon final liquidation were to be made in accordance with
Section 4.2.
5.4 Additional Allocation Provisions. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this
Article 5, the following special allocations shall be made in the following order of
priority:
(a) If there is a net decrease in Company Minimum Gain during a Company taxable year, then
each Member shall be allocated items of Company income and gain for such taxable year (and, if
necessary, for subsequent years) in an amount equal to such Member’s share of the net decrease in
Company Minimum Gain, determined in accordance with Regulations Sections 1.704-2(g)(2),
1.704-2(f)(6) and 1.704-2(j)(2). Allocations pursuant to the previous sentence shall be made in
proportion to the respective amounts required to be allocated to each Member pursuant thereto.
This Section 5.4(a) is intended to comply with the minimum gain chargeback requirement of
Regulations Section 1.704-2(f) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.
(b) If there is a net decrease in Member Minimum Gain attributable to a Member Nonrecourse
Debt during any Company taxable year, each Member who has a share of the Member Minimum Gain
attributable to such Member Nonrecourse Debt, determined in accordance with Regulations Section
1.704-2(i)(5), shall be specially allocated items of Company income and gain for such taxable year
(and, if necessary, subsequent years) in an amount equal to such Member’s share of the net decrease
in Member Minimum Gain attributable to such Member Nonrecourse Debt, determined in accordance with
Regulations Sections 1.704-2(g)(2), 1.704-2(f)(6) and 1.704-2(j)(2). Allocations pursuant to the
previous sentence shall be made in proportion to the respective amounts required to be allocated to
each Member pursuant thereto. This Section 5.4(b) is intended to comply with the partner
nonrecourse debt minimum gain chargeback requirement of Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(4) and shall
be interpreted consistently therewith.
(c) If any Member unexpectedly receives an adjustment, allocation, or distribution of the type
contemplated by Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) or (6), items of income and gain
shall be allocated to all such Members (in proportion to the amounts of their respective deficit
Adjusted Capital Accounts) in an amount and manner sufficient to eliminate the deficit balance in
the Adjusted Capital Account of such Member as quickly as possible, provided that an
allocation pursuant to this Section 5.4(c) shall be made only if and to the extent that
such Member would have a deficit Adjusted Capital Account after all other allocations provided for
in this Article 5 have been tentatively made as if this Section 5.4(c) were not in
the Agreement. It is intended that this Section 5.4(c) qualify and be construed as a
“qualified income offset” within the meaning of Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d).
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(d) If the allocation of Net Loss (or items of loss or deduction) to a Member as provided in
Section 5.2 hereof would create or increase an Adjusted Capital Account deficit, there
shall be allocated to such Member only that amount of Net Loss (or items of loss or deduction) as
will not create or increase an Adjusted Capital Account deficit. The Net Loss (or items of loss or
deduction) that would, absent the application of the preceding sentence, otherwise be allocated to
such Member shall be allocated to the other Members in accordance with their relative Percentage
Interests, subject to the limitations of this Section 5.4(d).
(e) To the extent that an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any Company asset pursuant
to Code Section 734(b) or Code Section 743(b) is required, pursuant to Regulations Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(2) or Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4), to be taken into account in
determining Capital Accounts as the result of a distribution to a Member in complete liquidation of
its Interest, the amount of such adjustment to the Capital Accounts shall be treated as an item of
gain (if the adjustment increases the basis of the asset) or loss (if the adjustment decreases such
basis), and such gain or loss shall be specially allocated to the Members in accordance with their
Interests in the Company in the event that Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(2) applies, or
to the Members to whom such distribution was made in the event that Regulations Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4) applies.
(f) The Nonrecourse Deductions for each taxable year of the Company shall be allocated to the
Members in proportion to their Percentage Interests.
(g) The Member Nonrecourse Deductions shall be allocated each year to the Member that bears
the economic risk of loss (within the meaning of Regulations Section 1.752-2) for the Member
Nonrecourse Debt to which such Member Nonrecourse Deductions are attributable in accordance with
Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(1).
(h) The allocations set forth in Sections 5.4(a) through (g) hereof (the
“Regulatory Allocations”) are intended to comply with certain requirements of Regulations
Sections 1.704-1(b) and 1.704-2(i), and shall be interpreted and applied in a manner consistent
with such Regulations. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5.2, the Regulatory
Allocations shall be taken into account in allocating other items of income, gain, loss and
deduction among the Members so that, to the extent possible, the net amount of such allocations of
other items and the Regulatory Allocations to each Member shall be equal to the net amount that
would have been allocated to each such Member if the Regulatory Allocations had not occurred.
5.5
Other Tax Provisions.
(a) For any Fiscal Year during which any part of a Membership Interest or Economic Interest is
Transferred by a Member (or by an Assignee or successor in interest to a Member), the portion of
the Net Profits and Net Loss (excluding any Net Profits or Net Loss from a sale of Company assets)
of the Company that is allocable in respect of such Transferred interest shall be apportioned
between the assignor and the assignee of such interest under the interim closing of the books
method or such other method allowed pursuant to Section 706 of the Code and the applicable
Regulations as agreed to by the Members.
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(b) Except as provided in Section 5.5(c) hereof, for income tax purposes under the
Code and the Regulations, each Company item of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit shall be
allocated between the Members as its correlative item of “book” income, gain, loss, deduction or
credit is allocated pursuant to this Article 5.
(c) Tax items with respect to Company assets that are contributed to the Company with a Gross
Asset Value that varies from its basis in the hands of the contributing Member immediately
preceding the date of contribution shall be allocated between the Members for income tax purposes
pursuant to Regulations promulgated under Code Section 704(c) so as to take into account such
variation. The Company shall account for such variation under any method approved under Code
Section 704(c) and the applicable Regulations as chosen by the Tax Matters Member;
provided, however, that the Tax Matters Member shall take no action that materially
adversely affects the Morgans Parties without the prior written consent of Morgans Co. If the
Gross Asset Value of any Company asset is adjusted pursuant to the definition of “Gross Asset
Value” herein, subsequent allocations of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit with respect to
such Company asset shall take account of any variation between the adjusted basis of such Company
asset for federal income tax purposes and its Gross Asset Value in a manner consistent with Code
Section 704(c) and the Regulations promulgated thereunder under any method approved under Code
Section 704(c) and the applicable Regulations as chosen by the Tax Matters Member;
provided, however, that the Tax Matters Member shall take no action that materially
adversely affects the Morgans Parties without the prior written consent of Morgans Co. Allocations
pursuant to this Section 5.5(c) are solely for purposes of federal, state and local taxes
and shall not affect, or in any way be taken into account in computing, any Member’s Capital
Account or share of Net Profits, Net Losses or items thereof, or distributions pursuant to any
provision of this Agreement.
(d) In the event that the Code or any Regulations promulgated thereunder require allocations
of items of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit different from those set forth in this
Agreement, upon the advice of the Company’s counsel or accountants, the Members shall make new
allocations in reliance upon the Code, the Regulations and such advice of the Company’s counsel or
accountants, and no such new allocation shall give rise to any claim or cause of action by any
Member.
(e) Solely for purposes of determining a Member’s proportional share of the Company’s “excess
nonrecourse liabilities” within the meaning of Regulations Section 1.752-3(a)(3), each Member’s
interest in Company profits shall be such Member’s Percentage Interest.
(f) The Members acknowledge and are aware of the income tax consequences of the allocations
made by this Article 5 and hereby agree to be bound by the provisions of this Article
5 in reporting their shares of Net Profits, Net Losses and other items of income, gain, loss,
deduction and credit for federal, state and local income tax purposes.
(g) All matters concerning the allocations and other determinations provided for in this
Article 5 and any accounting procedures not expressly provided for in this Agreement shall
be determined by the Tax Matters Member in its reasonable discretion and in a manner consistent
with the terms and intent of this Agreement; provided, however, that the Tax
Matters
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Member shall take no action that materially adversely affects the Morgans Parties without
the prior written consent of Morgans Co.
ARTICLE 6.
MANAGEMENT OF COMPANY
6.1
Board of Directors.
(a) The Company will generally be managed by a board of directors (the “Board”)
subject to (i) the rights granted to the Manager pursuant to the Management Agreement, (ii) any
authority granted by the Board to Officers of the Company (which authority the Board may revoke at
any time and for any reason), (iii) the rights of DLJMB LLC set forth in Section 6.1(d) and
Section 6.4, (iv) the rights of Morgans Co. set forth in Section 6.5, and (v) any
provision in this Agreement that requires the Members to approve a particular Company action or
decision.
(b) Effective upon the Agreement Date, the Board shall consist of five (5) directors, of which
three (3) shall be designated by DLJMB LLC and two (2) shall be designated by Morgans Co.
Effective upon the Agreement Date, Morgans Co. hereby removes the sixth (6th) director
of the Board it designated prior to the date hereof. The current directors of the Board are set
forth on Exhibit B attached hereto. At any time after the Agreement Date, DLJMB LLC may
elect in its sole discretion to expand the Board by adding two (2) directors to the number of
directors serving on the Board at such time. In such an event, upon written notice to the other
Members by the appointing party as to the name of the new director, DLJMB LLC shall appoint one (1)
new director selected by DLJMB LLC in its sole discretion and Morgans Co. shall appoint one (1) new
director selected by Morgans Co. in its sole discretion.
(c) A majority of the total number of directors of the Board shall constitute a quorum for a
meeting of the Board and all decisions of the Board shall require the affirmative vote of a
majority of the directors present at the meeting; provided, however, that,
notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, prior to the occurrence of a
Termination Event, no decision of the Board shall be effective unless at least one (1) director
appointed by each of DLJMB LLC and Morgans Co., respectively, is present at such meeting
and votes in favor of such decision. For the avoidance of doubt, from and after a Termination
Event, all decisions of the Board shall require the affirmative vote of a simple majority of the
directors present at the meeting. The Board shall meet quarterly or at such other frequency as
agreed by the directors of the Board at the Company’s principal offices or at such other locations
as the Board may agree. Meetings of the Board may also be conducted telephonically. Any action
taken at a meeting of the Board may also be taken by a resolution approved by at least two (2)
directors designated by each Member whose approval is required for such action in writing or by
telefax, electronic mail or other written electronic communication, without the need of any notice.
(d) Any director appointed by a Member may be removed by such Member at any time in such
Member’s sole discretion. Vacancies on the Board may be appointed by the Member who appointed the
departing director; provided, however, that if (i) the Management Agreement with Manager is
terminated by the Company for cause (including, without limitation,
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as a result of a failure by
Manager to meet the performance requirements set forth in Section 16.2 of the Management
Agreement), (ii) none of the Morgans Parties are a Member under this Agreement, or (iii) a Morgans
Change of Control shall have occurred (each, a “Termination Event”), then upon written
notice to the other Members as to the names of such new directors, DLJMB LLC shall have the right
to immediately expand the Board by adding two (2) additional directors to the number of directors
serving on the Board at such time and appoint two (2) new directors selected by DLJMB LLC in its
sole discretion.
(e) The Company shall pay the reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by each of
the directors of the Board in connection with the performance of his or her duties as a director,
including, without limitation, reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection
with attendance at meetings and applications required to be filed by such directors under the
Gaming Regulations.
(f) The appointment of any director shall be subject to Gaming Regulations (to the extent
applicable at such time). If any Person designated as a director is found to be an Unsuitable
Person, the Member appointing such director shall immediately take all action necessary to cause
the removal of such Unsuitable Person as a director.
6.2 Officers. The Board may appoint such officers of the Company and its Subsidiaries as
it determines desirable and provided such appointment is consistent with the Approved Operating
Plan (each, an “Officer” and collectively, “Officers”). Officers shall only have
the powers and duties delegated to them by the Board. Any such delegation by the Board shall
require the affirmative vote of the directors pursuant to Section 6.1(c), and may be
revoked at any time by the affirmative vote of the directors. Any Officer who is an Unsuitable
Person shall automatically be removed from office.
6.3
Required Board Decisions. Subject to Sections 6.4 and 6.5, the following matters shall be subject to
the review and approval of the Board notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Agreement:
(a) The employment, termination and compensation of Key Employees;
(b) Approval of the Proposed Operating Plan as an Approved Operating Plan and any amendment of
the Approved Operating Plan;
(c) Initiation or settlement of any material litigation;
(d) Preparation of annual financial statements and the filing of any material return or other
document relating to income tax of the Company;
(e) Any capital expenditures not contemplated by the Approved Operating Plan;
(f) Any decision as to whether any proposed development, expansion or renovation project or
capital expenditures project is an Approved Development Project (other than the Expansion Project),
any amendment, modification or supplement of or to the Approved Development Budget or the Approved
Development Plans for the Expansion Project or any other
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Approved Development Project, including
(without limitation) any change orders issued to contractors or vendors that (individually or in
the aggregate) affect the budget or scope of, or otherwise have a material effect upon, the
Expansion Project or other Approved Development Project; and any decision to postpone, cancel, or
materially delay the commencement of any Approved Development Project;
(g) Any transaction relating to the sale, conveyance, transfer, contribution or disposition of
the Excess Land and all documents, instruments and agreements executed in connection therewith,
including (without limitation) any transaction which will require a capital call for Required Land
Capital (other than a determination to make all or a portion of the amortization payment required
under Section 2.4.2(b) of the Mortgage Loan Agreement in one or more cash payments, and the actual
making of such payments, which determinations and payments shall be in DLJMB LLC’s sole
discretion);
(h) Any other material construction work relating to the Hotel/Casino or other Company Assets;
(i) The selection of the material contractors for any Approved Development Project or other
material construction work which involves an amount in excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars
($100,000) per annum (subject to an annual increase by the percentage increase in the Index since
January 1 of the prior calendar year);
(j) The formation of any direct or indirect Subsidiaries of the Company, the issuance of any
interest, stock or other securities by any direct or indirect (existing or future) Subsidiary of
the Company and the sale of any interest, stock or other securities in any direct or indirect
(existing or future) Subsidiary of the Company;
(k) Any acquisition, sale, or disposition in one transaction or a series of related
transactions of any Company Asset(s), including, without limitation, any sale of any real property
or gaming assets and the sale, assignment, franchise, licensing, sub-licensing or similar transfer
of intellectual property assets, (excluding, however, dispositions of immaterial assets, FF&E,
goods and inventory in the ordinary course of business of the Hotel/Casino and otherwise consistent
with the Approved Operating Plan);
(l) Any (i) partnership or joint venture between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and
any other Person, (ii) acquisition by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in one transaction or
a series of related transactions of any additional real property and outside the scope of the
Approved Operating Plan; and (iii) merger or consolidation of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries with, or other transfer or sale of substantially all of the Company’s or such
Subsidiary’s assets to, any other Person;
(m) Any entry into, material amendment of or termination of any material contract, including
(without limitation) (i) the Land Loan Agreement; (ii) any other material loan or financing
agreement; or (iii) any amendment, modification, waiver or consent pertaining to the Loan
Agreements or the Land Loan Agreement and any material documents or agreements relating thereto;
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(n) Any entry into or amendment to a casino lease, casino operating agreement or similar
agreement with any other Person;
(o) Any entry into (and/or recordation against the Company Assets of) any agreement,
encumbrance, covenant, easement, lien, restriction, CC&R or other instrument that materially
affects or encumbers title to any of the Company Assets (subject to DLJMB LLC’s rights in
Section 6.4 below to enter into a New Financing);
(p) Any distributions and calculations in connection with any action taken under clauses (k)
or (l);
(q) Any material modification to the manner in which Capital Accounts or any debits or credits
thereto are calculated;
(r) The filing of any petition in bankruptcy or reorganization or instituting any other type
of bankruptcy, reorganization or insolvency proceeding with respect to the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, consenting to the institution of involuntary bankruptcy, reorganization or insolvency
proceedings with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the admission in writing by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries of its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due
or the making by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of a general assignment for the benefit of
its creditors;
(s) Any material notices or applications to, meetings with, or other communications, with the
Gaming Authorities;
(t) Any decision to call for or require additional Capital Contributions from the Members,
other than any decision to call (i) New Capital pursuant to Section 3.4(a) or to call
Necessary Capital pursuant to Section 3.4(b) after such capital has been approved by
the Board, and (ii) Operating Capital which may be made by DLJMB alone pursuant to Section
3.4(b);
(u) Any other decisions, consents, approvals or other actions by, on behalf of, or with
respect to the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, the Hotel/Casino or the other Company
Assets or Company businesses that are not authorized to be taken or made by (x) any Member alone,
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or (y) the Manager pursuant to the Management Agreement or
the Technical Services Agreement; and
(v) Any decision to issue Class C Units pursuant to the Profits Interest Plan, any amendment,
modification or supplement to the Profits Interest Plan or any Profits Interest Agreement,
including, without limitation, any decision to increase the aggregate number of Class C Units that
may be issued pursuant to Section 3.12(b).
6.4 DLJMB LLC Decisions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Agreement (including Sections 6.1 and 6.3), the following matters shall not
be subject to the approval of the Board, any Morgans Party or any other Member and all decisions
relating to the following matters may be made on behalf of the Company by DLJMB LLC, in DLJMB LLC’s
sole discretion:
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(a) subject to Section 3.9, entering into any New Financing, and all decisions
relating to the terms and conditions thereof;
(b) subject to Section 3.9, any issuance of new Interests in exchange for New Equity
to the extent the Company requires the proceeds of such New Equity to fund the applicable Approved
Operating Plan and/or any applicable Approved Development Budgets, and all decisions relating to
the terms and conditions of such New Equity;
(c) subject to Section 7.3, any initial public offering of the Company’s common stock
(and the conversion of the Company to a “C” corporation to facilitate such offering), and all
decisions relating to the terms and conditions of such initial public offering; and
(d) any determination by the DLJMB Parties to make all or a portion of the amortization
payment required under Section 2.4.2(b) of the Mortgage Loan Agreement in one or more cash
payments, and the actual making of such payments;
provided, however, that in the case of clauses (a) through (c), (i) any such
transaction does not have a disproportionate adverse effect on the Morgans Parties, other than as a
result of any failure by the Morgans Parties to make a Capital Contribution or the differing
Percentage Interests, Capital Contributions or Capital Accounts of the Morgans Parties (as compared
to the DLJMB Parties), (ii) any such transaction is conducted on an arm’s length basis on fair
market terms, and (iii) the primary purpose or effect of any such transaction is not to diminish or
impair or have a disproportionate adverse effect upon the Morgans Parties’ rights hereunder,
economic or otherwise, or the value of the Morgans Parties’ Interests. Unless approved by Morgans
Co., any such transaction entered into on behalf of the Company by DLJMB LLC which is not in
accordance with the proviso in the immediately preceding sentence shall be, to the fullest extent
permitted by law, null and void ab initio and, in addition to its other rights and remedies at law
and in equity, the Morgans Parties shall be entitled to injunctive relief enjoining any prohibited
action. The Members expressly acknowledge that damages at law would be an inadequate remedy for a
breach or threatened breach of the restrictions on any such transaction set forth herein.
6.5
Morgans Decisions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Agreement (including Sections 6.1 and 6.3), if DLJMB LLC elects to expand the Board
by two (2) additional directors after a Termination Event in accordance with Section
6.1(d), then the following actions of the Company, directly on behalf of the Company, or
indirectly on behalf of any Subsidiary of the Company, shall be subject to the approval of both
Morgans Co. and DLJMB LLC: (a) any actions requiring Board approval under Section 6.3(t);
(b) any expansion to the scope of the Company’s business under Section 2.4; (c) any action
requiring Capital Member approval under Section 6.6 or Article 9; (d) the
origination of a loan or extension of any credit by the Company other than in the ordinary course
of business; (e) any amendment to this Agreement, except as provided in Section 3.9 or
Section 3.12(e) or (f) any amendment, modification or supplement to, or any consent or
waiver under, the Loan Agreements, the Land Loan Agreement or any other financing agreement to
which the Company or its Subsidiaries is a party, in each case with respect to this clause (f),
which adversely impacts the rights or obligations of the Morgans Parties under this Agreement.
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6.6 Affiliate Transactions. Except as otherwise provided herein, (a) the entry into, or
amendment or modification of, agreements (i) between the Company (or any Subsidiary of the Company)
and any Capital Member or Affiliate of a Capital Member, or (ii) between any Capital Member and a
third party with respect to the Company (or any Subsidiary of the Company) and which provides any
economic benefit to such Capital Member or any Affiliate of such Capital Member (in each case, an
“Affiliated Counterparty”) shall be subject to the approval of all of the Capital Members
other than any Capital Member that is, or whose Affiliate is, the Affiliated Counterparty, (b) any
consents or approvals on behalf of the Company (or any Subsidiary of the Company) requested by a
Capital Member, its Affiliate or the Affiliated Counterparty under any such agreement shall be
(x) consistent with the Approved Operating Plan, (y) disclosed in advance in writing to the Board,
and (z) made by the Capital Members other than any Capital Member that is, or whose Affiliate is,
the Affiliated Counterparty, and (c) any action relating to the exercise by the Company (or any
Subsidiary of the Company) of any rights or remedies against any Affiliated Counterparty for a
default or event of default by such Affiliated Counterparty may be taken with the approval of
Capital Members holding a majority of the Membership Interests then held by Capital Members other
than any Capital Member that is, or whose Affiliate is, the Affiliated Counterparty. Without
limiting the foregoing, with respect to the Management Agreement and the Technical Services
Agreement, the Members acknowledge and agree that DLJMB LLC shall have sole authority (without the
need of the consent of any other Member or the approval of the Board) as to whether the Company or
its applicable Subsidiary should exercise any right of termination that may be available under the
Management Agreement or the Technical Services
Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 6.6 shall not be applicable to
(A) the Initial Acquisition Financing or any New Financing obtained by the Company to the extent
such Financing is obtained from an Affiliate of DLJMB; or (B) any Letter of Credit posted, or any
reimbursement of a drawing under a Letter of Credit, in accordance with Section 3.4.
6.7 Proposed Operating Plan.
(a) Preparation of Company Operating Plan. Prior to the Original Agreement Date,
Morgans Co. prepared, or caused Manager to prepare, an operating plan and budget for the first
Operating Year and delivered it to the Board for their review and approval. On or before December
1 of each Operating Year thereafter, Morgans Co., for so long as Morgans Co. or one of its
Affiliates is the Manager, shall prepare, or cause Manager to prepare, and deliver to the Board for
their review and approval, a proposed operating plan (the “Proposed Operating Plan”) for
such upcoming Operating Year, which shall include the information and shall be organized in the
manner described on Exhibit C.
(b) Approval of Company Operating Plan. The Board shall review the Proposed Operating
Plan and shall provide Morgans Co. and Manager with any comments and objections to such Proposed
Operating Plan in writing, in reasonable detail, within thirty (30) days after receipt of the
Proposed Operating Plan. After submission of the Proposed Operating Plan to the Board, Morgans Co.
covenants and agrees, for so long as Morgans Co. or one of its Affiliates is the Manager, to
cooperate with the Board in facilitating the Board’s review of the Proposed Operating Plan and
responding to all questions and comments regarding same. If the Board objects to any portion of
the Proposed Operating Plan in accordance with this Section 6.7(b), the Board shall meet
within fourteen (14) days after Morgans Co. receipt of such
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objections to discuss such objections
with Morgans Co., and then Morgans Co. (or Manager) shall submit written revisions to the Proposed
Operating Plan within five (5) days following such discussion. The Capital Members shall use good
faith efforts to reach an agreement on the Proposed Operating Plan prior to January 1 of the
applicable Operating Year. The Proposed Operating Plan (as modified to address the comments and
objections of the Board) shall only be deemed the “Approved Operating Plan” for an Operating Year
when the Board has expressly agreed to approve same pursuant to the procedures under Section
6.1(c) or reached resolution pursuant to Section 6.7(c) hereof.
(c) Resolution of Disputes for Company Operating Budget. If the Board cannot reach a
final agreement on the Proposed Operating Plan for an Operating Year by January 1 of such Operating
Year, the Board may elect to approve certain portions of such Proposed Operating Plan that are not
in dispute in which case the approved portions shall become effective on January 1 of such
Operating Year and the matter(s) in dispute may be submitted by either Class A Member to the Expert
for resolution in accordance with Section 17.3(a)(ii). Pending the resolution of such
dispute, the prior Approved Operating Plan shall govern the items in dispute, except that the
budgeted expenses provided for such item(s) in the prior Approved Operating Plan shall be increased
by the percentage increase in the Index from January 1 of the Operating Year of the prior Approved
Operating Plan to January 1 of the upcoming Operating Year. If any item in dispute concerns a line
item of expense and is submitted for resolution by the Expert in
accordance with Section 17.3(a)(ii), the Expert shall be charged solely with
determining whether operating or maintaining the Company Assets in accordance with the standards
required in the Management Agreement or any other standards promulgated by the Board from time to
time, as applicable, requires such expenditure or whether such expenditure is otherwise required
under this Agreement or applicable law. If any item in dispute concerns a line item of revenue and
is submitted for resolution by the Expert in accordance with Section 17.3(a)(ii), the
Expert should be charged solely with determining whether such revenue item is reasonable in light
of (A) current and expected market conditions reasonably anticipated to affect the operation of the
Hotel/Casino or other Company Assets for the subject Operating Year, (B) the historical performance
of the Company Assets, and (C) any other factors the Expert determines to be relevant under the
circumstances. Upon the resolution of any such dispute (whether by agreement of the Capital
Members or through the procedures described in Section 17.3(a)(ii)), such resolution shall
control as to such item(s).
6.8 Class B Members and Class C Members. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the
contrary, in no event shall any Class B Member or Class C Member have any right to vote or approve
any decision, action or inaction on the part of the Company, including the conversion,
consolidation or merger of the Company. Each Class B Member hereby grants to its Affiliated Class
A Member an irrevocable power of attorney coupled with an interest, to execute any documents on
such Class B Member’s behalf to effectuate any decisions of the Board. Each Class C Member hereby
acknowledges, approves and consents to any and all decisions of the Board and/or the Class A
Members made pursuant to this Agreement.
6.9
Limitation of Liability; Indemnification.
(a) Exculpatory Provisions. Neither the Members nor the Affiliates, agents, officers,
partners, employees, representatives, directors, members or shareholders of any
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Member, Affiliate
or the Company (collectively, the “Indemnitees”) shall be liable, responsible, or
accountable, in damages or otherwise, to the Company or any Member thereof for doing any act or
failing to do any act, the effect of which may cause or result in loss or damage to the Company or
such Member if: (i) the act or failure to act of such Indemnitee was in good faith, within the
scope of such Indemnitee’s authority and in a manner it reasonably believed to be in the best
interest of the Company, and (ii) the conduct of such Person did not constitute fraud, willful
misconduct, gross negligence or a material breach of, or default under, this Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall this Section 6.9 relieve any Indemnitee of
any contractual liabilities, obligations, or responsibilities otherwise arising from or in
connection with any agreement between the Indemnitee and the Company.
(b) Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless any Indemnitee to
the greatest extent permitted by law against any liability or loss as a result of any claim or
legal proceeding by any Person (including by or through the Company and/or any Member) relating to
the performance or nonperformance of any act concerning the activities of the Company if: (i) the
act or failure to act of such Indemnitee was in good faith, within the
scope of such Indemnitee’s authority and in a manner it reasonably believed to be in the best
interest of the Company, and (ii) the conduct of such Person did not constitute fraud, willful
misconduct, gross negligence or a material breach of, or default under, this Agreement. The
indemnification authorized by this Section 6.9 shall include any judgment, award,
settlement, the payment of reasonable attorneys’ fees and other expense (not limited to taxable
costs) incurred in settling or defending any claims, threatened action or finally adjudicated legal
proceeding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall any Indemnitee be entitled to
indemnification under this Agreement with respect to any of the Indemnitee’s contractual
liabilities, obligations, or responsibilities otherwise arising from or in connection with any
agreement between the Indemnitee and the Company.
(c) Advancing Funds. From time to time, as requested by an Indemnitee hereunder, such
attorneys’ fees and other expenses shall, in the case of the Members and their Affiliates, and may,
in the discretion of the Members with respect to Indemnitees other than the Members and their
Affiliates (taking into account, among other things, the availability of security for any repayment
obligation on the part of the Indemnitee) be advanced by the Company prior to the final disposition
of such claims, actions or proceedings upon receipt by the Company of an undertaking by or on
behalf of such Indemnitee eligible to be indemnified to repay such amounts if it shall be
determined that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified as authorized in this Section
6.9.
(d) Availability of Funds. Any indemnification provided hereunder shall be satisfied
first out of assets of the Company as an expense of the Company. In the event the assets of the
Company are insufficient to satisfy the Company’s indemnification obligations, the Members shall,
for indemnification of the Members or their Affiliates, and may (in their sole discretion), for
indemnification of Indemnitees other than the Members or their Affiliates, require the Members to
make further Capital Contributions to satisfy all or any portion of the indemnification obligations
of the Company pursuant to this Section 6.9 in connection with any liabilities arising from
any and all claims or legal proceedings of which any Member receives notice or otherwise becomes
aware at any time during the term of the Company or prior to the expiration of four (4) years
following the dissolution of the Company. Each Member shall give
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the other Member timely written
notice of any such actions of which it becomes aware, with such notice hereby referred to as a
“Capital Call Indemnification Notice,” and shall otherwise follow generally the procedures
set forth in Section 3.4(b) relating to Necessary Capital. In such event, each Member
shall make Capital Contributions in respect of its share of any such indemnification required to be
made in accordance with this Section 6.9(d).
(e) No Other Beneficiaries. The provisions of this Section 6.9 are for the
benefit of the Indemnitees and shall not be deemed to create any rights for the benefit of any
other Person.
(f) Defining Duties. To the maximum extent permitted by law, except to the extent
expressly provided in this Agreement, none of the members of the Board, none of the Members, nor
any Affiliate of any of the Members, or any officer, member, director, shareholder, employee,
partner or agent of any of the foregoing Members or Affiliates (each, a “Responsible
Party”) shall owe any duties (including fiduciary duties) to the Company or any other Member
other than to act in accordance with the implied contractual covenant of good faith
and fair dealing. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that any such Responsible Parties
acting in accordance with this Agreement shall be deemed to be acting in compliance with such
implied contractual covenant, and shall not be liable to the Company, any Member, or any other
Person that is a party to or is otherwise bound by this Agreement for such good faith reliance on
the provisions of this Agreement. The provisions of this Agreement, to the extent that they
expand, restrict or eliminate the duties and liabilities of a Responsible Party otherwise existing
at law or in equity, are agreed by all parties hereto to modify such other duties and liabilities
to the greatest extent permitted under applicable law.
(g) Survival. The provisions of this Section 6.9 shall survive the
termination of this Agreement.
6.10
DLJMB Consulting Fee. Pursuant to the DLJ Consulting Agreement, the Company shall pay
DLJMB LLC (or its designee) a consulting fee of $250,000 each quarter (on January 1, April 1, July
1 and October 1 of each year) in advance (the “DLJ Consulting Fee”) and reimburse expenses
in accordance with the provisions thereof. The first DLJ Consulting Fee was due and payable on the
Original Agreement Date (and pro rated to the extent of a partial quarter). The DLJ Consulting Fee
shall be payable at all times unless and until DLJMB Transfers more than fifty percent (50%), in
the aggregate, of its Membership Interest to a third party (not an Affiliate of DLJMB). In the
event that the Company is not permitted to pay the DLJ Consulting Fee when required by this
Section 6.10 (pursuant to the terms of any financing or other agreement approved by the
Board), then the payment of such fee shall be deferred until such time as it may be permitted under
any such agreement.
6.11 Expansion Project. The Members acknowledge and agree that the timely completion of
the Expansion Project is critical to the success of the Company. The Capital Members covenant and
agree to use good faith and diligent efforts (a) to cooperate with each other to finalize the
Approved Development Plans and Approved Development Budget, in connection with the Expansion
Project, and (b) to cause timely commencement and completion of the Expansion Project (as the same
may be modified by the Board from time to time).
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6.12 Additional Covenant. The Members agree that no equity contributed by the Capital
Members on or prior to the date hereof in cash or Letters of Credit shall be used to satisfy, after
the date hereof, any rebalancing test or shortfall requirements under the Loan Agreements. In the
event that payments are required under the Loan Agreements to rebalance the loans or to meet
shortfall requirements, the Capital Members will cooperate in good faith at such time in order to
provide funding or obtain third party funding or otherwise satisfy such Lender requirements, in
each case, on mutually acceptable terms; provided, however, that nothing in this
sentence shall be construed as a commitment to provide additional funding or to prevent any Party
from asserting its rights under any other provisions of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 7.
COVENANTS
7.1 Gaming Operations. Pursuant to the Order of Registration entered on January 14, 2008
(the “Order of Registration”), subject to the terms and conditions stated therein, the
Nevada Gaming Commission has registered the Company as a publicly traded corporation under the
Gaming Regulations and has granted other approvals with respect to the Company, its Subsidiaries
and other Affiliates. In furtherance of its obligations under the Order of Registration and the
Gaming Regulations, the Company has established a Gaming Compliance Program (the “Gaming
Compliance Program”) to provide for information gathering, reporting and other monitoring
procedures for compliance with the Gaming Regulations. The Members hereby approve the Gaming
Compliance Program and authorize and direct the Company to comply with the Gaming Compliance
Program, the Order of Registration and the other applicable requirements under the Gaming
Regulations.
7.2 Further Assurances regarding New Financing or New Equity. Subject to Sections
3.9 and 6.4, each Party shall do and perform or cause to be done and performed all such
further acts and things and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates,
instruments, and documents as any other Party reasonably may request in order to carry out any
transaction involving New Financing or New Equity (including, without limitation, amending this
Agreement to permit the holder of any New Equity to receive the rights and benefits of a “Member”
under this Agreement). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Capital Members agree
to provide, on a joint and several basis (to the extent required), any customary non-recourse (“bad
boy”) assurances that any lender or other financing source in connection with any New Financing may
request; provided, that the Capital Members shall enter into an agreement with
substantially the same terms as Section 15.4 governing each such Party’s liabilities to the
other with respect to such assurances. Other guarantees shall be provided by the Parties in
accordance with their participation in the New Financing.
7.3 Piggyback Registration Rights; Initial Public Offering. In the event DLJMB elects to
convert the Company to a “C” corporation (the “Listing Vehicle”) to facilitate an initial
public offering of the common stock of the Company, the Members agree to take all actions
reasonably necessary to convert the Company into a Listing Vehicle. Subject to Section
6.6, the underwriters for any such initial public offering shall be selected by DLJMB and shall
be reasonably acceptable to the Board. All shareholders of the Listing Vehicle proposing to
distribute their shares through such underwriting shall (together with the Listing Vehicle) enter
into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the underwriter or underwriters selected
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for
such underwriting. All Registration Expenses incurred in connection with an initial public
offering shall be borne by the Listing Vehicle. All Selling Expenses incurred in connection with
such initial public offering shall be borne by the selling stockholders pro rata in proportion to
the shares sold by each stockholder. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section
7.3, if the underwriter advises the Board in writing that marketing factors require a
limitation of the number of shares to be underwritten, then the Board shall so
advise the Members, and the number of shares that may be included in the underwriting shall be
allocated among the Members in proportion (as nearly as practicable) to the amount of shares owned
and requested to be registered by each such holder.
7.4 General. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that, except as otherwise provided
in this Agreement, the Management Agreement or applicable Profits Interest Agreement, employment
agreement or non-competition agreement with a Class C Member, (i) any Member and its Affiliates may
engage in or possess an interest in any business venture of any nature or description,
independently or with others, which business venture may be the same as, similar to or dissimilar
to the business of the Company, and neither the Company nor any Member shall have any rights by
virtue of this Agreement in and to such independent ventures or the income or profits derived
therefrom, and the pursuit by such Member (or such Affiliate of such Member) of any such venture,
even if competitive with the business of the Company, shall not be deemed wrongful or improper, and
(ii) neither such Member nor any Affiliate of such Member shall be obligated to present any
particular investment opportunity to the Company which it obtains solely independent of its
involvement with the Company even if such opportunity is of a character which, if presented to the
Company, could be taken by the Company or which, absent this provision, would have to be presented
to the Company, and such Member (or such Affiliate of such Member) shall have the right to take it
for its own account (individually, or as a member, partner, member or fiduciary) or to recommend to
others any such particular investment opportunity; provided, that in no event shall such
Member (or any Affiliate of such Member) be permitted to use any trade secrets, information,
observations or data concerning the business or affairs of the Company and its Subsidiaries
obtained by such Member (or any agent, representative or Affiliate of such Member) in its capacity
as a Member for purposes other than solely in connection with the business of the Company.
ARTICLE 8.
BOOKS AND RECORDS; ACCOUNTING; TAX ELECTIONS
8.1 Company Books. For so long as an Affiliate of Morgans Co. is the Manager, Morgans Co.
shall cause to be kept at its principal place of business or at the Hotel/Casino, or at such other
location as the Board shall reasonably deem appropriate, full and proper ledgers, other books of
account, records of all receipts and disbursements, other financial activities, and the internal
affairs of the Company in accordance with GAAP, for at least the current and past four (4) Fiscal
Years, and such other records as the Company shall be required to maintain pursuant to applicable
law. Morgans or any successor Manager is referred to for purposes of this Article 8 as the
“Financial Manager”.
8.2 Delivery of Records. Upon the reasonable written request of any Member for any
purpose (which request shall be made by any Member no more frequently than once every quarter), the
Financial Manager shall deliver to such requesting Member (or, to the extent so
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directed, to its
agent or
attorney) a copy of any of the following information provided that such information is in the
Financial Manager’s possession or under its control, to the extent such request is in writing and
to the extent (i) the requesting Member or its Affiliates do not have the requested materials in
their possession or control, and (ii) such materials are not available for review by the Members at
the Hotel/Casino:
(a) reasonably detailed information regarding the general status of the business and financial
condition of the Company (including, without limitation, the annual financial reports and all
supporting calculations and information for such reports);
(b) promptly after becoming available, a copy of the Company’s federal, state and local income
or information tax returns for the year;
(c) a current list of the name and last known business, residence or mailing address of each
Member;
(d) a copy of this Agreement, as amended, and Certificate, together with executed copies of
any written powers of attorney pursuant to which this Agreement, as amended, and the Certificate
have been executed; and
(e) reasonably detailed information regarding the amount of cash and the agreed value of any
other property or services contributed by each Member and which each Member has agreed to
contribute in the future, and the date on which each became a Member.
8.3 Inspection. A Member (personally or through an authorized representative) may inspect
and copy (at such Member’s own cost and expense) the books and records of the Company maintained by
the Financial Manager during reasonable business hours following reasonable advance written notice
from the requesting Member.
8.4 Reports and Tax Information. The Financial Manager shall endeavor, at the expense of
the Company, to send to each Member (and/or Assignee), within one hundred twenty (120) days after
the end of each tax year (or as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter in light of any delays in
obtaining such information as the Financial Manager deems necessary or advisable therefor), the
information reasonably necessary for such Member (and/or Assignee) to complete its federal, state
and local income tax or information returns with respect to its Interest in the Company. The
Financial Manager shall retain, subject to the approval of the Board, professional tax advisors to
assist in the preparation of such information. The Tax Matters Member (as defined below) shall
oversee the activities of the Financial Manager relating to such provision of reports and tax
information.
8.5
Tax Elections. The Financial Manager shall have the right to make recommendations to
the Tax Matters Member from time to time concerning any federal, state or local tax elections that
it may deem necessary or appropriate. The Tax Matters Member shall consider any such
recommendations in good faith and shall reasonably consult with the Financial Manager
regarding such recommendations. The Tax Matters Member shall, without consent of any other Member
other than Morgans during such period that Morgans is the Financial Manager (and which consent of
Morgans shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) make any and all such elections
including, without limitation, any election, if permitted by
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applicable law: (i) to make the
election provided for in Code Section 6231(a)(1)(B)(ii); (ii) to adjust the basis of Company Assets
pursuant to Code Sections 754, 734(b), and 743(b), or comparable provisions of state or local law,
in connection with Transfers of Interests and Company distributions; (iii) with the consent of all
of the Class A Members, to extend the statute of limitations for assessment of tax deficiencies
against the Members with respect to adjustments to the Company’s federal, state or local tax
returns; and (iv) to the extent provided in Code Sections 6221 through 6231 and similar provisions
of federal, state or local law, to represent the Company and the Members before taxing authorities
or courts of competent jurisdiction in tax matters affecting the Company or the Members in their
capacities as Members, and to file any tax returns and execute any agreements or other documents
relating to or affecting such tax matters, including agreements or other documents that bind the
Members with respect to such tax matters or otherwise affect the rights of the Company and the
Members. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Tax Matters Member shall not, without consent of
Morgans Co., take any action with respect to the foregoing that would materially adversely affect
Morgans Co. or any of its Affiliates.
8.6 Tax Matters Member. DLJMB is hereby designated as the “Tax Matters Member”
pursuant to the requirements of Section 6231(a)(7) of the Code.
8.7 Accounting; Fiscal Year and Audited Financial Statements. Subject to Code Section
448, the books of the Company shall be kept in accordance with GAAP, or on such other method of
accounting for tax and financial reporting purposes as may be determined by the Board. The fiscal
year of the Company shall end on December 31 of each year, or on such other date permitted under
the Code as the Board shall determine (the “Fiscal Year”). The Financial Manager shall
endeavor, at the expense of the Company, to cause the Company, within one hundred and twenty (120)
days after the end of each Fiscal Year (or, to the extent applicable, within the time period
required by the rules and regulations of the SEC), to prepare financial statements for the Company
for such Fiscal Year in accordance with GAAP. The Company shall cause such annual financial
statements to be audited by and reported upon by independent public accountants of recognized
national standing.
ARTICLE 9.
TRANSFERS OF AND ENCUMBRANCES ON MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS
9.1
General.
(a) Transfers Prohibited. No Member or Assignee may Transfer all or any portion of
its Interest (or beneficial interest therein) to any Person other than in accordance with the terms
and conditions of this Article 9 without the prior written consent of all of the Class A
Members (which consent may be given or withheld, or made subject to such conditions as are
determined by the Class A Members, in such Members’ sole discretion). Except as provided in the
last paragraph of Section 9.3(g) and Section 17.1, any purported Transfer which is
not in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall be, to the fullest extent
permitted by law, null and void ab initio and, in addition to other rights and remedies at law and
in equity, the other Class A Members and Class B Members shall be entitled to injunctive relief
enjoining the prohibited action. Except as provided in the last paragraph of Section
9.3(g) and Section 17.1, the Members expressly acknowledge that damages at law would be
an inadequate
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remedy for a breach or threatened breach of the restrictions against Transfers set
forth in this Agreement.
(b) Encumbrances Prohibited. No Member or Assignee may Encumber all or any portion of
its Interest (or any beneficial interest therein) unless (i) all of the Class A Members consent in
writing thereto, which consent may be given or withheld, or made subject to such conditions as are
determined by all such Class A Members, in such Members’ sole discretion; and (ii) such Member or
Assignee obtains all approvals required under applicable Gaming Regulations. Any purported
Encumbrance which is not in accordance with this Agreement shall be, to the fullest extent
permitted by law, null and void ab initio and, in addition to other rights and remedies at law and
in equity, the other Class A Members and Class B Members shall be entitled to injunctive relief
enjoining the prohibited action. The Members expressly acknowledge that damages at law would be an
inadequate remedy for a breach or threatened breach of the foregoing restrictions.
9.2 Indirect Transfers.
(a) DLJMB Upper Tier Transfers. If any DLJ Fund or other equity holder in any DLJ
Intermediate Subsidiary (including any DLJ Intermediate Subsidiary that Transfers equity interests
of any Member, a “DLJ Upper Tier Holder” or “DLJ UTH”) Transfers the equity
interests of such DLJ Intermediate Subsidiary or Member, then for purposes of this Article
9, the holder of such equity interests shall be deemed to Transfer the Interest it owns
indirectly through the DLJMB Parties. The percentage of the Interest such DLJ UTH shall be deemed
to Transfer shall be determined by multiplying (i) the percentage of the equity interests in the
DLJ Intermediate Subsidiary the DLJ UTH Transfers by (ii) the DLJ Intermediate Subsidiary’s
percentage interest in the DLJMB Parties by (iii) the aggregate Percentage Interest held by such
DLJMB Parties. By way of example, assume a DLJ UTH intends to Transfer fifty percent (50%) of the
equity interests in a DLJ Intermediate Subsidiary, and such DLJ Intermediate Subsidiary holds a
fifty percent (50%) interest in a DLJMB Party. Also assume that such DLJMB Party holds a forty
percent (40%) Percentage Interest in the Company. Based on such assumptions, for purposes of this
Article 9, such DLJ UTH would be deemed to Transfer an aggregate ten percent (10%)
Percentage Interest in the Company.
(b) Morgans Lower Tier Transfers. If at any time Morgans Co. and Morgans are not the
sole Morgans Parties and Morgans Co., Morgans or other equity holder in any Morgans Intermediate
Subsidiary (including any Morgans Intermediate Subsidiary that transfers equity interests of any
Member, a “Morgans Lower Tier Holder” or “Morgans LTH”) Transfers
the equity interests of such Morgans Intermediate Subsidiary or Member, then for purposes of
this Article 9, the holder of such equity interests shall be deemed to Transfer the
Interest it owns indirectly through the Morgans Parties. The percentage of the Interest such
Morgans LTH shall be deemed to Transfer shall be determined by multiplying (i) the percentage of
the equity interests in the Morgans Intermediate Subsidiary the Morgans LTH Transfers by (ii) the
Morgans Intermediate Subsidiary’s percentage interest in the Morgans Parties by (iii) the aggregate
Percentage Interest held by such Morgans Parties. By way of example, assume a Morgans LTH intends
to Transfer fifty percent (50%) of the equity interests in a Morgans Intermediate Subsidiary, and
such Morgans Intermediate Subsidiary holds a fifty percent (50%) interest in a Morgans Party. Also
assume that such Morgans Party holds a twenty percent (20%) Percentage
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Interest in the Company.
Based on such assumptions, for purposes of this Article 9, such Morgans LTH would be deemed
to Transfer an aggregate five percent (5%) Percentage Interest in the Company.
9.3 Permitted Transfers.
(a) Expiration of the Lock-Out Period. Notwithstanding the provisions of
Section 9.1 and subject to Section 9.3(g), and subject to the right of first offer
set forth in Section 9.4, after the Lock-Out Period expires, any Capital Member may
Transfer its Interest, and any DLJ UTH or Morgans LTH may Transfer its Indirect Interest to any
Person, provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article 9,
(x) no Transfer by a Member, DLJ UTH or Morgans LTH shall be made to Persons who are Unsuitable
Persons and (y) no Transfer shall be made to a Morgans’ Competitor if, following such Transfer,
either (i) the Management Agreement shall remain in full force and effect or (ii) any Morgans Party
shall remain a Member of the Company.
(b) Transfers to Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 9.1,
and subject to Section 9.3(g), any Capital Member, DLJ UTH or Morgans LTH may, without the
consent of any Class A Member or any other Member, assign all or any portion of its Interest or
Indirect Interest to a DLJ Fund or a Subsidiary of the DLJ Funds (in the case that the transferor
is a DLJMB Party or a DLJ UTH) or a Subsidiary of Morgans Co. (in the case that the transferor is a
Morgans Party or a Morgans LTH) so long as such Subsidiary remains a Subsidiary of the Person
making the Transfer (or deemed to make a Transfer pursuant to Section 9.2) (in each case, a
“Subsidiary Transfer”). If any Capital Member (or Assignee thereof), DLJ UTH or Morgans
LTH Transfers all or any portion of its Interest or Indirect Interest (or beneficial interest
therein) to a Subsidiary pursuant to this Section 9.3(b) and at any time thereafter such
Subsidiary ceases to be a Subsidiary of a DLJ Fund or Morgans Co., as applicable, then such
transferor (or its affiliated Member) and such transferee shall be in material breach of this
Agreement with respect to all Interests held (directly or indirectly) by either of them in the
Company.
(c) Transfers to Affiliated Members. Notwithstanding the provisions of
Section 9.1, and subject to Section 9.3(g), any Class B Member may, without the
consent of any Class A Member or any other Member, assign all or any portion of its Class B
Membership Interest to any Person that is (i) at such time already a Class A Member or Class B
Member of the Company; and (ii) an Affiliate of the transferring Class B Member (in each case, an
“Affiliate Transfer” and, together with a Subsidiary Transfer, an “Intracompany
Transfer”). In the event that a DLJMB Party intends to make an Affiliate Transfer to another
DLJMB Party in accordance with this Section 9.3(c), it may elect to cause the Company to
facilitate such Affiliate Transfer according to the following provisions (notwithstanding any
contrary provisions in this Agreement, but subject to the last sentence of this Section
9.3(c)): If the DLJMB Party desires to exercise such election, it shall do so by delivering
written notice to the Company and Morgans, which notice shall specify the portion of such DLJMB
Party’s Class B Membership Interest it intends to Transfer and which DLJMB Party is the transferee.
Following the delivery of such notice, the transferee-DLJMB Party shall pay an amount in cash to
the Company equal to the aggregate Capital Contributions that the transferor-DLJMB Party has made
prior to the date of such notice with respect to the portion of Class B Membership Interest that is
being transferred, plus any additional consideration for the Transfer agreed to by the DLJMB
Parties. The
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Company promptly shall (a) distribute such Capital Contributions and pay any such
additional consideration to the transferor-DLJMB Party by wire transfer of immediately available
funds (or through any other means mutually agreed to by the DLJMB Parties and the Morgans Parties);
and (b) reflect the Transfer of the Class B Membership Interest (and related Capital Contributions)
on its books and records. No adjustment to the relative Percentage Interests of the Members shall
be made as a result of an Affiliate Transfer facilitated by the Company, except that the
transferor-DLJMB Party’s and transferee-DLJMB Party’s respective Percentage Interests as of the
date of such Transfer shall be adjusted downward and upward (as the case may be) to reflect the
Transfer of the Class B Membership Interest. To the maximum extent permitted by law, cash
contributed to the Company by a DLJMB Party pursuant to this Section 9.3(c) shall not
constitute an asset of the Company, and no creditor of the Company shall have any recourse or claim
against such cash. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Company shall
not facilitate an Affiliate Transfer by a DLJMB Party in the manner described in this Section
9.3(c) if any such Affiliate Transfer (or any proposed action by the Company relating thereto)
has, or is reasonably likely to have, adverse tax or accounting consequences on the Company or any
Capital Member or has, or is reasonably likely to have, any other adverse effect on the Company or
any other Capital Member.
(d) Transfers of Class C Units. Notwithstanding Section 9.1(a), and subject
to Section 9.3(g), any Class C Member may, without the consent of any Class A Member,
Transfer all or any portion of its Class C Units as permitted by the Profits Interest Plan and the
relevant Profits Interest Agreement. Any Transfer or attempted Transfer of Class C Units in
violation of the Profits Interest Plan, relevant Profits Interest Agreement or this Agreement shall
be deemed to be a material breach of this Agreement with respect to all Class C Units held
(directly or indirectly) by the Class C Member or the attempted transferee, which shall give rise
to the remedies set forth in Section 11.2, including, without limitation, the Capital
Members’ right to cause the cancellation and forfeit of such Class C Units pursuant to Section
11.2(d).
(e) Morgans Parent Transfer. Notwithstanding any contrary provision in this
Article 9 or elsewhere in this Agreement, a transaction resulting in a Morgans Change of
Control, or any other transfer of capital stock or other equity interests in Morgans Co. or Morgans
(a “Morgans Parent Transfer”) shall be permitted for all purposes hereunder without the
consent of the Class A Members or any other Members and shall not be subject to the right of first
offer under Section 9.4 or, for the avoidance of doubt, the Drag-Along Right and Tag-Along
Right under Section 9.5; provided, however, that (i) any such Morgans
Change of Control
transaction involves (directly or indirectly) all or substantially all of the assets of
Morgans Co. and its Subsidiaries, (ii) the successor company in any such Morgans Change of Control
transaction (in the case of a merger or consolidation) continues to own, or the buyer (in the case
of an asset sale) acquires, in each case directly or indirectly, all or substantially all of the
assets of Morgans Co. or Morgans, as applicable, (iii) such transaction complies, in all material
respects, with all applicable laws (including, without limitation, all applicable Gaming
Regulations), and (iv) such transaction otherwise satisfies the conditions set forth in
Section 9.3(g) below.
(f) DLJ Parent Transfers. Notwithstanding any contrary provision in this Article
9 or elsewhere in this Agreement, a transaction resulting in a DLJ Parent Change of Control, or
any other transfer of capital stock or other equity interests in a DLJ Parent or a DLJ
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Fund (a “DLJ Parent Transfer”) shall be permitted for all purposes hereunder without the
consent of the Class A Members or any other Members and shall not be subject to the right of first
offer under Section 9.4 and shall not trigger the Drag-Along Right or Tag-Along Right under
Section 9.5; provided, however, that (i) such transaction complies, in all
material respects, with all applicable laws (including, without limitation, all applicable Gaming
Regulations), and (ii) such transaction satisfies the conditions set forth in Section
9.3(g) below.
(g) General Conditions to Any Transfer. Notwithstanding any contrary provision, any
Transfer by a Member (including any indirect Transfer pursuant to Section 9.2(a) or
(b) or Section 9.3(e) or (f)) which does not satisfy each of the following
conditions, if such conditions are applicable to the Transfer in question, shall be deemed an Event
of Default under Section 11.1(a) unless this provision is otherwise waived by all of the
Class A Members; provided that the conditions in Section 9.3(g)(v) and (vi)
are not waivable:
(i) such Transfer does not cause a termination of the Company for federal or
state, if applicable, income tax purposes;
(ii) such Transfer would not, in the opinion of counsel to the Company, cause
the Company to cease to be classified as a partnership for federal or state income
tax purposes;
(iii) such Transfer does not require the registration of any Membership
Interest pursuant to, or otherwise directly or indirectly violate, any applicable
federal or state securities laws;
(iv) such Transfer does not and shall not cause the Company to become a
“Publicly Traded Partnership,” as such term is defined in Sections 469(k)(2)
or 7704(b) of the Code and does not or shall not cause the Company to have more than
100 members (including as Members those Persons indirectly owning an interest in the
Company through a partnership, limited liability company, subchapter S corporation
or grantor trust);
(v) such Transfer does not cause the Company or the non-transferring Members to
violate applicable laws;
(vi) such Transfer is subject to the receipt of all approvals required under,
and is not in contravention of, Gaming Regulations (to the extent applicable at such
time) and does not otherwise violate any other laws, rules or regulations of any
Gaming Authority as applicable to the business and operations of the Company and the
Hotel/Casino as of the date of the Transfer;
(vii) such Transfer is not made to any Unsuitable Person or any Person who
lacks the legal right, power or capacity to own an Interest, to the extent that any
such Transfer would have a material adverse effect on the Company;
(viii) such Transfer complies with, and does not cause an acceleration of, or
default or event of default under, any loan or debt instrument to which the Company
is a party, including, without limitation, the Loan Agreements;
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(ix) such Transfer does not cause material adverse tax consequences to the
Company or the Members; and
(x) with respect to any direct Transfer of a Membership Interest by a Member,
the Company receives written instruments evidencing such Transfer (including,
without limitation, copies of any instruments of Transfer) and the Assignee’s
consent to be bound by this Agreement as an Assignee (including, without limitation,
any and all rights to withhold or set-off amounts otherwise to be received by the
holder of the transferred Membership Interest) and such additional agreements as the
Class A Members shall require, in their discretion, in connection therewith, in each
case, that are in a form satisfactory to all of the Class A Members.
Any such Transfer that does not comply with all of the conditions of this Section
9.3(g) shall be, to the fullest extent permitted by law, null and void ab initio except
for any Morgans Parent Transfer that complies with all of the requirements of Section
9.3(e) other than clause (iv) thereof or any DLJ Parent Transfer that complies with all of the
requirements of Section 9.3(g) other than the proviso thereof; provided,
however, that, if a Morgans Parent Transfer or a DLJ Parent Transfer does not comply with
any of the requirements of this Section 9.3(g), then the immediately foregoing exception
shall not limit the Members’ other rights and remedies arising pursuant to this Agreement from such
Morgans Parent Transfer or DLJ Parent Transfer (including, without limitation, those set forth in
Article 11, but excluding injunctive relief as provided in Section 17.1).
(h) Rights of Members. Until such time, if any, as an Assignee is admitted as a
Member of the Company pursuant to Article 10, any Member which Transfers all or any portion
of its Economic Interest to an Assignee shall remain a Member and shall be entitled to continue to
exercise all rights and powers as such Member, except that such Assignee, as an assignee of such
Economic Interest, shall receive, to the extent Transferred, such Member’s Economic Interest,
including the distributions and allocations of income, gain, loss, deduction, credit or similar
item to which such Member would be entitled, and otherwise shall not be entitled to exercise any of
the rights of a Member. In such a case, the transferring Member shall remain a Member even if it
has Transferred its entire Economic Interest in the Company to one or more Assignees. In the event
any Assignee desires to make a further assignment of any Economic Interest in the Company, such
Assignee shall be subject to all of the provisions of this Agreement to the same extent and in the
same manner as any Member desiring to make such an assignment.
9.4 Right of First Offer.
(a) First Offer Mechanics. If, after the expiration of the Lock-Out Period, (i) a
Capital Member intends to Transfer all or a portion of its Membership Interest; (ii) a DLJ UTH
intends to Transfer all or a portion of its equity interests in a DLJ Intermediate Subsidiary or a
Member; or (iii) a Morgans LTH intends to Transfer all or a portion of its equity interests in a
Morgans Intermediate Subsidiary or a Member (in each case, other than an Intracompany
Transfer permitted by the terms of this Agreement and, in the case of clauses (i) and (iii),
other than a Morgans Parent Transfer that complies with the requirements of Section 9.3(e)
and, in the
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case of clause (i), a DLJ Parent Transfer that complies with the requirements of
Section 9.3(f)), then such Capital Member shall first offer (or cause the DLJ UTH or
Morgans LTH to first offer) to Transfer the Membership Interests to be Transferred (or indirectly
Transferred) in accordance with this Section 9.4:
(i) The Capital Member, DLJ UTH or Morgans LTH desiring to Transfer Membership
Interests (the “Selling Member”) shall first deliver written notice (the
“ROFO Offer Notice”) to the other non-Affiliated Capital Members (the
“ROFO Recipients”), which ROFO Offer Notice shall specify the Interests
offered by the Selling Member (the “ROFO Offered Interests”).
(ii) The ROFO Recipients shall have the right to purchase all, but not less
than all, of the ROFO Offered Interests. If a ROFO Recipient desires to purchase
the ROFO Offered Interests, such ROFO Recipient shall exercise such right by
delivering to all Capital Members within thirty (30) days following its receipt of
the ROFO Offer Notice (the “ROFO Offer Period”), a written bona fide
irrevocable offer (a “ROFO Offer”) electing to purchase the ROFO Offered
Interests. The ROFO Offer shall specify: (A) the proposed purchase price (the
“ROFO Offer Price”), and (B) all other material terms and conditions of the
offer. If the ROFO Recipients shall fail to elect in accordance with the provisions
of this Section 9.4(a)(ii) to make a ROFO Offer, then the ROFO Recipients
shall be deemed to have declined to purchase any of the ROFO Offered Interests.
Each ROFO Offer shall be deemed to be an irrevocable commitment to purchase from the
applicable ROFO Recipient.
(iii) Following the expiration of the ROFO Offer Period, the Selling Member
shall elect whether to accept any ROFO Offer. If the Selling Member elects to
accept any ROFO Offer, the Selling Member shall deliver a written acceptance notice
to the applicable ROFO Recipient (the “Buying Member”) within fifteen (15)
days after delivery of the ROFO Offer from the ROFO Recipient at which time the
Selling Member and the Buying Member shall be obligated to consummate the
acquisition of the ROFO Interests within thirty (30) days of the date the Selling
Member accepted the ROFO Offer pursuant to the closing mechanics set forth in
Section 9.4(b), or as soon thereafter as permitted to do so by the Gaming
Authorities if all applicable approvals required to Transfer the ROFO Interests
hereunder have not been received within such thirty (30) day time period.
(iv) If the ROFO Recipients do not make a ROFO Offer within the thirty (30) day
period described above or if the Selling Member elects not to accept any ROFO Offer
timely submitted to the Selling Member, the Selling Member may, within a period of
one hundred eighty (180) days from the date of the ROFO Offer Notice, or as soon
thereafter as permitted to do so by the Gaming Authorities if all applicable
approvals required to Transfer the ROFO Interests hereunder have not been received
within such one hundred and eighty (180) day
time period (provided that the Selling Member shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to obtain such approvals), and subject to the provisions of this Section
9.4
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and Section 9.3(g), complete the sale of all (but not less than all)
of the ROFO Offered Interests to one or more bona fide third party purchasers that
are not Affiliates of such Selling Member (each a “Third Party Transferee”);
provided that if the Selling Member did not accept a ROFO Offer that was
timely submitted to the Selling Member pursuant to Section 9.4(a)(ii), then
the aggregate purchase price payable by such Third Party Transferees shall not be
less than the aggregate purchase price proposed by the applicable ROFO Recipient in
such ROFO Offer and the other terms and conditions under which the Selling Member’s
Interests are sold to such Third Party Transferee shall not be, in the aggregate
when looking at the transaction as a whole, materially more favorable to such Third
Party Transferee than the terms and conditions proposed by the applicable ROFO
Recipient in such ROFO Offer.
(v) Upon any such sale, the Third Party Transferee of such ROFO Offered
Interests shall execute an agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to the Company and pursuant to which such Third Party Transferee agrees that the
ROFO Offered Interests it acquired from the Selling Member are subject to the
provisions of this Agreement. Any Third Party Transferee to whom ROFO Offered
Interests are Transferred pursuant to and in compliance with this Agreement
(provided that such ROFO Offered Interests are direct Interests in the Company)
shall, upon consummation of such Transfer, be deemed a Member for purposes of this
Agreement and be deemed to have agreed to be bound by this Agreement. If the
Selling Member does not complete the sale of the ROFO Offered Interests within the
aforementioned one hundred eighty (180) day period, the provisions of this
Section 9.4 shall again apply, and no sale of such ROFO Offered Interests by
the Selling Member shall be made otherwise than in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement.
(b) ROFO Closing. The closing of purchases of the ROFO Offered Interests by a Buying
Member shall be made in strict accordance with the time requirements set forth in Section
9.4(a) (except as may be modified by the Gaming Authorities) and in accordance with definitive
transfer agreements reasonably acceptable to the Selling Member and such Buying Member at the
principal offices of the Company. At such closing, the Selling Member shall sell, transfer and
deliver to the Buying Member full right, title and interest in and to the ROFO Offered Interests,
free and clear of all liens, security interests, adverse claims or restrictions of any kind and
nature and shall deliver to the Buying Member a certificate or certificates, if any, representing
the ROFO Offered Interests sold to the Buying Member, in each case duly endorsed for transfer or
accompanied by appropriate stock transfer powers duly endorsed with signatures guaranteed by a
commercial bank, trust company or registered broker dealer and any other documents necessary for
Transfer. Simultaneously with delivery of such certificates, if any, stock transfer forms and
other documents necessary for transfer, the Buying Member shall deliver to the Selling Member (i)
an amount in immediately available funds equal to the aggregate purchase price for the ROFO Offered
Interests and (ii) if the Selling Member is selling one hundred percent (100%) of its Interest in
the Company pursuant to such sale, an unconditional release, indemnity or other undertaking
sufficient to provide reasonable assurance
to the Selling Member that the Selling Member will incur no future liability under any
existing guaranty of any obligation of the Company or any of its Affiliates.
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9.5 Drag-Along and Tag-Along Rights.
(a) Drag-Along Right. If, after the expiration of the Lock-Out Period, the Morgans
Parties receive a ROFO Offer Notice from any DLJMB Party or DLJ UTH pursuant to which the DLJMB
Parties or one or more DLJ UTHs desire to Transfer in a single transaction or series of related
transactions more than an aggregate fifty-one percent (51%) Membership Interest in the Company in
an arm’s-length transaction to a bona fide third party that is not an Affiliate of DLJMB (an
“Approved Sale”) and either (i) the Morgans Parties elect not to submit a ROFO Offer during
the applicable ROFO Offer Period or (ii) the DLJMB Parties or such DLJ UTHs do not accept a ROFO
Offer from the Morgans Parties, in each case subject to and in accordance with Section 9.4,
the DLJMB Parties can require the Morgans Parties to sell the same ratable share of their
Membership Interests as is being sold by the DLJMB Parties (based upon the total Membership
Interests held by all DLJMB Parties at such time) on the same terms and conditions (“Drag-Along
Right”). If the consummation of the Approved Sale would result in the Transfer of 100% of the
Membership Interests of the Company, then DLJMB may in its sole discretion elect to cause the
Company to structure the Approved Sale as a merger or consolidation or as a sale of the Company’s
assets; provided that such structure would not have a disproportionate adverse effect on
the after-tax amount of consideration the Morgans Parties (as compared to the DLJMB Parties) would
receive as a result of the Approved Sale that complies with the requirements of this Section
9.5. If such Approved Sale is structured as a (x) merger or consolidation, then each Morgans
Party shall not have any dissenters’ rights, appraisal rights or similar rights in connection with
such merger or consolidation or (y) as a sale of assets, then each Morgans Party shall vote for or
consent to any subsequent liquidation or other distribution of the proceeds therefrom in accordance
with Section 12.2(b). The Morgans Parties agree to consent to and raise no objections
against an Approved Sale. In the event of the exercise by the DLJMB Parties of their Drag-Along
Right pursuant to this Section 9.5, the Morgans Parties shall take all reasonably necessary
and desirable actions approved by the DLJMB Parties in connection with the consummation of the
Approved Sale, including the execution of such agreements and such instruments and other actions
reasonably necessary to provide customary and reasonable representations, warranties, indemnities,
covenants, conditions and other agreements relating to such Approved Sale and to otherwise effect
the transaction; provided, however, that (A) the Morgans Parties shall not be
required to give disproportionately greater or more onerous representations, warranties,
indemnities or covenants than the DLJMB Parties or their Affiliates or to enter into any covenants
restricting the current or future scope or location of its business and (B) the applicable
acquisition agreement shall include representations, warranties, indemnities, covenants and
remedies for the benefit of the Morgans Parties to the same extent (on a proportionate basis in
accordance with each Member’s Interest being sold in such transaction) as those provided by the
applicable buyer or its Affiliates for the benefit of the DLJMB Parties or their Affiliates. Upon
the consummation of such Approved Sale, the Morgans Parties shall receive the same form and amount
of consideration for their Interests or, if an option is given as to the form or amount of
consideration, the Morgans Parties shall be given the same
option, and will receive such consideration at the same time as the DLJMB Parties or their
Affiliates.
(b) Notice. At least fifteen (15) Business Days before entering into a binding
agreement with respect to an Approved Sale, the DLJMB Parties shall (x) provide the Morgans Parties
written notice (the “Approved Sale Notice”) of any Approved Sale, which notice shall
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contain (i) the name and address of the third party purchaser, (ii) the proposed purchase price,
terms of payment and other material terms and conditions of such purchaser’s offer, together with a
copy of any term sheet or accepted proposal relating to such offer and (iii) notification of
whether or not the DLJMB Parties have elected to exercise their Drag-Along Right and (y) promptly
notify the Morgans Parties of all proposed changes to such material terms and keep the Morgans
Parties fully informed as to the status of the DLJMB Parties’ negotiations and all material terms
relating to such sale or contribution, and promptly deliver to the Morgans Parties copies of all
drafts of agreements and final agreements relating thereto. The DLJMB Parties shall provide the
Morgans Parties written notice of the termination of an Approved Sale within five (5) Business Days
following such termination, which notice shall state that the Approved Sale Notice served with
respect to such Approved Sale is rescinded.
(c) Tag Along Right. If the DLJMB Parties and the DLJ UTHs do not exercise their
Drag-Along Right with respect to any Approved Sale, the Morgans Parties shall, in addition to their
rights to an election pursuant to Section 9.4(a)(iii), have the right to sell their
Interests to the Third-Party Transferee on the same terms and conditions as under the sale by the
DLJMB Parties and such DLJ UTHs to a Third-Party Transferee (“Tag-Along Right”), and
otherwise pursuant to the terms for an Approved Sale set forth in Section 9.5(a). The
Morgans Parties shall provide the DLJMB Parties written notice of their intention to exercise its
Tag-Along Right within fifteen (15) days of receipt of the Approved Sale Notice.
(d) Release and Indemnity. If, in the event of the consummation of an Approved Sale
following the exercise of the Drag-Along Right or Tag-Along Right, the DLJMB Parties obtain a
release or are provided an indemnity or other undertaking with respect to any existing guaranty of
any obligation of the Company or any of its Affiliates, the DLJMB Parties shall cause the
Third-Party Transferee to deliver a release or undertaking in favor of the Morgans Parties
(following exercise of the Drag-Along Right or Tag-Along Right) on substantially the same terms as
the release or undertaking obtained by DLJMB.
9.6 Management Agreement Termination Fee. Upon the closing of a Hotel Sale (as defined in
the Management Agreement), pursuant to Section 20.1 of the Management Agreement, DLJMB (or the
applicable transferee) shall have the right (but not the obligation) to terminate the Management
Agreement; provided, that the Company shall pay to Manager the Termination Fee (as defined
in the Management Agreement) upon closing of such Hotel Sale subject to the limitations set forth
in Section 16.3(b)(iii) of the Management Agreement.
ARTICLE 10.
RESIGNED, ADDITIONAL AND SUBSTITUTE MEMBERS
10.1 Admissions and Resignations. No Person shall be admitted to the Company as a Member
except in connection with the issuance of New Equity approved by DLJMB and effected pursuant to and
subject to Sections 3.9 and 6.4 or in accordance with Article 9 and this
Article 10. Except as provided in Section 10.3, no Member shall be entitled to
resign from the Company prior to dissolution of the Company without the written consent of all of
the other Class A Members, which consent may be given or withheld, or made subject to such
conditions as any of such others Members may determine, in such Member’s sole discretion. No
admission or resignation of a Member, whether in accordance with this Agreement or otherwise, shall
cause
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the dissolution of the Company except as otherwise provided in Section 12.2. Any
purported admission or resignation which is not in accordance with this Agreement shall be, to the
fullest extent permitted by law, null and void ab initio and, in addition to other rights and
remedies at law and in equity, the other Capital Members shall be entitled to injunctive relief
enjoining the prohibited action. The Members expressly acknowledge that damages at law would be an
inadequate remedy for a breach or threatened breach of the foregoing restrictions.
10.2 Substitute Members. No Assignee shall become a Member of the Company by virtue of
such Assignee’s receiving all or a portion of any interest in the Company from a Member or another
Assignee without the consent of the Class A Members holding a majority of the Class A Membership
Interests (excluding the Class A Membership Interests held by an Affiliate of the transferring
Member), which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld in connection with any Transfer made in
compliance with the provisions of Article 9 hereof, but which, in the case of any other
Transfer may be given or withheld, or made subject to such condition(s) as the Class A Members
holding a majority of the Class A Membership Interests (excluding the Class A Membership Interests
held by an Affiliate of the transferring Member) deem appropriate, in their sole discretion, and,
in all cases, subject to all applicable Gaming Regulations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the
event that a Capital Member assigns all or a portion of its Interest pursuant to a Subsidiary
Transfer in compliance with the provisions of Article 9 hereof, the consent of the Class A
Members required by the preceding sentence shall be deemed granted, so long as (a) at least a
majority of the outstanding voting securities or other voting equity interests of such Subsidiary
are and continue to be owned, directly or indirectly, by the DLJ Funds (in the case the transferor
Capital Member is a DLJMB Party) or Morgans Co. (in the case the transferor Capital Member is a
Morgans Party); and (b) the transferor Capital Member shall remain obligated to perform its
obligations hereunder to the extent not performed by the transferee.
10.3 Cessation of Certain Members. If a Member has Transferred all of its Economic
Interest to one or more Assignees in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, then, subject to
the last sentence of Section 10.2 and Section 15.8, such Member shall cease to be a
Member of the Company (without any additional action required to be taken by such Member) when all
of such Assignees have been admitted as Members in accordance with Section 10.2.
ARTICLE 11.
EVENT OF DEFAULT.
11.1 Events of Default. The occurrence of any of the following events shall constitute an
event of default (an “Event of Default”) hereunder on the part of the Member with respect
to whom such event occurs (the “Defaulting Member”):
(a) Any Transfer in contravention of Article 9;
(b) Any material breach of this Agreement or the Fee Agreement or a material default in the
performance of, or failure to comply with, any other obligations or undertakings of a Member
contained herein or in the Fee Agreement (excluding any failure to make a required Capital
Contribution as described in Section 3.5) and including a determination by the Gaming
Authorities that a Member or an Affiliate of the Member is an Unsuitable Person, which breach,
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default or failure continues for thirty (30) Business Days following notice thereof given by any
other Member; provided, however, that, if the Member breaching or failing to comply
with this Agreement or the Fee Agreement has commenced in good faith to cure the breach or failure
prior to the end of such thirty (30) Business Day period, and is diligently attempting to effect
such cure, an Event of Default shall not be deemed to have occurred until after an additional sixty
(60) days after the end of such thirty (30) Business Day period;
(c) Subject to Section 3.5(b), any failure to timely make some or all of any Capital
Contribution to the extent required to be funded by such Member under Sections 3.3 or
3.4;
(d) Any material breach or default by either DLJMB or Morgans Co. under the Contribution
Agreement (after applicable notice and cure periods as provided therein);
(e) The Incapacity of a Member;
(f) The attachment, execution or other judicial seizure of (i) all or any substantial part of
the assets of a Member, or (ii) such Member’s interest in the Company, which attachment, execution
or seizure remains undismissed or undischarged for a period of sixty (60) days after levy thereof;
(g) The perpetration of any fraud or willful misconduct by a Member; or
(h) With respect to any Class C Member, any material breach or default by such Class C Member
under the Profits Interest Plan or relevant Profits Interest Agreement.
11.2 Remedies. Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default (after the expiration of any
applicable cure period), any Capital Member other than the Defaulting Member or its Affiliates (the
“Electing Member”) shall be entitled to elect to do any of the following (which election
may be made in the Electing Member’s sole discretion):
(a) If the Defaulting Member is a Capital Member, dissolve the Company.
(b) If the Defaulting Member is a Capital Member, purchase (or cause any other Person to
purchase) the entire Interest of the Defaulting Member and its Affiliates in the Company. Such
election shall be made, if at all, by the Electing Member providing written notice thereof to the
Defaulting Member not more than sixty (60) days following the Electing Member’s actual knowledge of
the Event of Default. The purchase price payable to the Defaulting Member and its Affiliates for
such Interest shall equal eighty-five percent (85%) of the Defaulting Member’s and its Affiliates’
allocable share of the Existing Equity immediately prior thereto (measured by multiplying the
Existing Equity by such Members’ Percentage Interest); provided that: (i) for purposes of
calculating the Existing Equity, Aggregate Asset Value shall be determined in accordance with
Section 11.3; and (ii) the Electing Member may withhold from such purchase price an amount
equal to the actual damages caused by the occurrence of the Event of Default.
(c) Take either or both of the following actions: (i) if the Defaulting Member is a Capital
Member, adjust the Capital Accounts of the Members pursuant to
Section 3.11 as of
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the date of the written notice of election to exercise the remedies set forth in this Section
11.2(c), valuing the Company Assets for such purpose as determined pursuant to Section
11.3 and allocating the gains and losses in such a manner as to cause the Capital Account
balances of the Defaulting Member and its Affiliates to equal the purchase price that would be
payable to such Defaulting Member or Affiliate, as applicable, under clause (b) of this Section
11.2 (without any setoff for damages); and/or (ii) convert each interest of the Defaulting
Member and such Affiliates to that of an Assignee only, with no right thereafter to: (1) vote or
otherwise participate on the Board or otherwise in the management of the Company, (2) share in any
more of the Net Profits, Net Losses, or similar items of the Company, (3) receive distributions
from the Company (except pursuant to Section 12.3 upon the dissolution and liquidation of
the Company), or (4) except as specifically provided in this Agreement or required under applicable
law, receive information concerning the business and affairs of the Company.
(d) If the Defaulting Member is a Class C Member, cause the Class C Units held by such Class C
Member, whether vested or unvested as of the date of the Event of Default (and the proportionate
amount of such Class C Member’s Capital Account balance attributable to such Class C Units), to be
cancelled and forfeited by providing written notice to such Class C Member thereof, in which event
such Class C Member shall have no further right or interest in or with respect to such Class C
Units (or such proportionate amount of the Class C Member’s Capital Account balance).
11.3 Fair Market Value. For the purposes of determining Aggregate Asset Value as provided
in Section 11.2, the fair market value of the Company Assets shall be determined as
follows:
(a) Promptly following an Event of Default and written notice of election by the Electing
Member to take such actions as are set forth in Section 11.2(a), (b) or
(c), the Capital Members shall endeavor to agree upon the fair market value of the Company
Assets. Within ten (10) days after such notice, the Electing Member and Defaulting Member shall
submit to the other a statement of such fair market value and each such Member shall identify
and appoint, by notice given to the other Member, a single Qualified Appraiser. If the two fair
market valuations set forth by such Members vary by ten percent (10%) or less of the greater value,
the fair market value of the Company Assets shall be determined by calculating the average of the
two submitted values. In the event that either such Member fails to submit a statement of fair
market value within the required 10-day period and if such failure continues for ten (10) days
after notice of such failure from the other Member, such failure shall be deemed for all purposes
to constitute acceptance of the single valuation submitted in a timely fashion.
(b) In the event that the two Member valuations set forth vary by more than 10%, the fair
market value of the Company assets shall be determined by a third Qualified Appraiser selected by
the two appointed Qualified Appraisers within seven (7) days following the close of the initial
10-day period. If the two Qualified Appraisers are unable to agree upon the appointment of a third
Qualified Appraiser within the required seven-day period, either Member may, upon written notice to
the other, request that such appointment be made by any judge sitting for a state or Federal court
of competent jurisdiction in the State of Delaware (which request each Member stipulates shall be
subject to hearing, if any, on an expedited basis
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based on the risk of irreparable harm to the
Members occasioned by passage of time and loss of market opportunities).
(c) The third Qualified Appraiser shall, within twenty (20) days thereafter, submit a written
valuation to the Members. No Member shall disclose to any of the Qualified Appraisers the amounts
submitted as valuations by the Members. The fair market value of the Company assets shall be
determined by calculating the average of the two numerically closest values among the two Members’
valuations and that of the third Qualified Appraiser (or, if the values are equidistant, the
average of all three values).
(d) In the event that the third Qualified Appraiser appointed hereunder resigns, refuses or is
unable to perform his or her obligations hereunder for reasons unrelated to the acts or omissions
of any Member, then the Members’ appointed Qualified Appraisers shall appoint a substitute third
Qualified Appraiser and the deadline for the satisfaction of such third Qualified Appraiser’s
obligations shall be subject to an extension of not more than ten (10) days.
(e) In connection with any valuation process, the Members shall provide the third Qualified
Appraiser full access during normal business hours to examine all pertinent books, records and
files, agreements and other operating agreements. The fees and expenses of the Qualified
Appraisers shall be borne by the Company.
11.4 Non-Exclusive. No right, power or remedy conferred upon the Electing Member in this
Section 11.4 shall be exclusive, and each such right, power or remedy shall be cumulative
and in addition to every other right, power or remedy whether conferred in this Section
11.4 or now or hereafter available at law or in equity or by statute or otherwise (including,
without limitation, the right to offset any costs and damages suffered by the Company and/or the
Electing Member as a consequence of the Event of Default against any amounts otherwise to be
received by the Defaulting Member pursuant to Section 11.2).
11.5 Disputes. In the event that there is a dispute between the Capital Members as to
whether an Event of Default has occurred, then such dispute shall be resolved pursuant to
Section 17.3 and the Company shall continue on the terms and conditions elsewhere contained
in this Agreement until resolved. The determination as to whether an Event of Default has occurred
with respect to a Class C Member shall be made by the Board in its sole discretion.
ARTICLE 12.
DISSOLUTION AND WINDING UP
12.1 Dissolution and Distribution of Company Assets. Except as may be permitted in
accordance with this Article 12, no Member shall have the right to, and each Member hereby
agrees that it shall not, to the fullest extent permitted by law, seek to dissolve or cause the
dissolution of the Company or to seek to cause a partial or whole distribution or sale of Company
Assets whether by court action or otherwise, it being agreed that any actual or attempted
dissolution, distribution or sale would cause a substantial hardship to the Company and the
remaining Members.
12.2 Dissolving Events. Notwithstanding the Act, the Company shall be dissolved only upon
the earlier to occur of one of the following events:
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(a) the Incapacity of any Capital Member unless, within six months after such Incapacity, each
of the Class A Members that are not Affiliates of such Member votes to continue the Company without
dissolution, provided that the provisions of this Section 12.2(a) shall cease to
apply upon the written determination by the remaining Capital Members that such provisions are no
longer necessary to cause the Company to be treated as a partnership for applicable federal and
state income tax purposes;
(b) the election of all the Capital Members to dissolve;
(c) the liquidation of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its
Subsidiaries, whether in a single transaction or in a series of transactions, and the distribution
of the net proceeds therefrom;
(d) at the election of the Electing Member pursuant to Section 11.2;
(e) the termination of the legal existence of the last remaining member of the Company or the
occurrence of any other event which terminates the continued membership of the last remaining
member of the Company in the Company unless the Company is continued without dissolution in a
manner permitted by this Agreement or the Act;
(f) judicial dissolution; or
(g) the expiration of the term of the Company.
The dissolution of the Company by any action not specifically set forth above shall be a
dissolution in breach and in contravention of this Agreement.
12.3 Wind-up, Liquidation and Final Distribution of Proceeds. Upon the dissolution of the
Company pursuant to this Article 12, the Company shall thereafter engage in no further
business other than that which is necessary to wind-up the business and the Members shall liquidate
all Company Assets and allocate (pursuant to Article 5 hereof) all income, gain, loss and
deductions resulting therefrom. The cash proceeds from the liquidation of Company Assets then
shall then be applied or distributed by the Company in the following order:
(a) first, to the creditors of the Company (including, without limitation, to Members who are
creditors to the extent permitted by law) in satisfaction of liabilities of the Company other than
liabilities for distributions to Members pursuant to Sections 18-601, 18-604 or 18-606 of the Act;
and to the setting up of any reserves for contingencies which the Members may reasonably consider
necessary;
(b) second, to Members and former Members in satisfaction of liabilities, if any, for
distributions pursuant to Sections 18-601, 18-604 or 18-606 of the Act, and to the setting up of
any reserves therefor; and
(c) thereafter, to the Members in accordance with their respective positive Capital Account
balances. The Capital Account balances shall be determined after taking into account all Capital
Account adjustments for the accounting period during which such liquidation occurs (other than
those made as a result of the distributions set forth in this Section 12.3(c)), by
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the end
of the taxable year in which such liquidation occurs or, if later, within 90 days after the date of
the liquidation.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Capital Members determine that an
immediate liquidation of all or any portion of the Company Assets would cause undue loss to the
Members, the Capital Members, in order to avoid such loss to the extent not then prohibited by the
Act, may either defer liquidation of and withhold from distribution for a reasonable time any
assets of the Company except those necessary to satisfy the Company’s debts and obligations, or
distribute the assets to the Members in kind. Any amounts owed to a Member pursuant to this
Section 12.3 shall be reduced by any amounts which any such Member owes to the Company
and/or any other Member (including, without limitation, as a result of any such Member’s breach
and/or contravention of this Agreement). The foregoing shall not limit any other rights or
remedies of the Members.
12.4 No Restoration of Deficit Capital Account Balances. If any Member has a deficit
balance in its Adjusted Capital Account (after giving effect to all contributions, distributions
and allocations for all taxable years, including the year during which the liquidation occurs),
then such Member shall have no obligation to make any Capital Contribution with respect to such
deficit, and such deficit shall not be considered a debt owed to the Company or to any other Person
for any purpose whatsoever.
ARTICLE 13.
INVESTMENT REPRESENTATIONS
Each Member hereby represents and warrants to the Company and to each other Member that such
Member is acquiring its interest in the Company for its own account and not with a view to, or for
resale in connection with, any distribution thereof in violation of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the “Securities Act”), or any applicable state securities laws. Each Capital
Member is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Regulation D promulgated under the
Securities Act. Each Member also understands that its Membership Interest may not be transferred
absent compliance with the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state
securities laws or pursuant to an exemption therefrom and otherwise in compliance with the terms of
this Agreement.
ARTICLE 14.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; COVENANTS
14.1 Representations and Warranties of the Company and the Members. Each Party hereby
represents and warrants that:
(a) Power and Authority. Such Party has the full right, power and authority to
execute, deliver and perform this Agreement (and any other agreements or instruments to be executed
by such Party in connection herewith) and to bind such Party;
(b) Enforceability. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by or on
behalf of such Party and constitutes (and each other agreement or instrument to be executed by such
Party in connection herewith will, upon such execution, have been duly executed and delivered by or
on behalf of such Party and will constitute) a legal, valid and
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binding obligation of such Party
enforceable against such Party in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally
or by the application of general equity principles;
(c) Consents and Approvals. No consent, approval, authorization or order of any
Person is required for the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement (or any such other
agreement or instrument) by such Party which has not, in each case, already been obtained; and
(d) Other Agreement. There are no agreements between such Party and any third party
which preclude such Party from entering into this Agreement or consummating the transactions
contemplated hereby.
14.2 Representations and Warranties of the Company. All of the Interests issued by the
Company are, and all of the Interests to be issued by the Company will be, duly authorized, validly
issued and outstanding, fully paid and nonassessable.
14.3 Indemnity for Breaches of Representations and Warranties
. Each Party agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the other Members and their
respective stockholders, directors, officers, employees, representatives and Affiliates from and
against, and promptly reimburse the other for, all payments, claims, costs, expenses or other
liabilities incurred (including, without limitation, fines, reasonable legal fees, court costs,
expenses, and other damages) by reason of any claim, demand, penalty, or judicial or administrative
investigation or proceedings arising from a breach of any representations and warranties made by
such Party in this Section 14.
ARTICLE 15.
GUARANTY LIABILITIES
15.1 Net Worth and Effective Liquidity. Until such time as all of the Guaranty Agreements
are no longer in full force and effect, (a) the DLJMB Parties shall use their commercially
reasonable efforts to maintain (i) a Net Worth (as defined in the applicable Guaranty Agreements)
as of any time equal to or greater than an amount equal to their Percentage Interest at such time
multiplied by the aggregate amount required under such Guaranty Agreements at such time, and (ii) a
minimum amount of Effective Liquidity (as defined in the applicable Guaranty Agreements) as of any
time equal to or greater than an amount equal to their Percentage Interest at such time multiplied
by the aggregate amount required under such Guaranty Agreements at such time; and (b) Morgans shall
use its commercially reasonable efforts to maintain (i) Net Assets (as defined in the applicable
Guaranty Agreements) as of any time equal to or greater than an amount equal to its Percentage
Interest at such time multiplied by the aggregate amount required under such Guaranty Agreements as
of such time and (ii) a minimum amount of Effective Liquidity as of any time equal to or greater
than an amount equal to its Percentage Interest at such time multiplied by the aggregate amount
required under such Guaranty Agreements at such time. From time to time, each of the DLJMB Parties
and Morgans shall provide financial information regarding its Net Worth or Net Assets, as
applicable, and Effective Liquidity, to the other Party promptly upon written request. In the
event that either Morgans or the DLJMB Parties ceases to have the applicable minimum Net
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Worth or
Net Assets, as applicable, or Effective Liquidity as provided in the preceding sentence, such Party
shall promptly, and no later than within ten (10) Business Days, deliver a written statement to the
other Party notifying it of such fact and setting forth the amount of its Net Worth or Net Assets,
as applicable, and Effective Liquidity.
15.2 Special Indemnity for Construction Completion Guaranties.
(a) DLJMB’s Payments Relating to Morgans’ Liabilities Under the Construction Completion
Guaranties. DLJMB and DLJMB Partners (the “DLJMB Indemnitors”) hereby unconditionally
and irrevocably covenant and agree to indemnify and hold harmless Morgans and its Affiliates,
successors and assigns, and all of its and their officers, directors, shareholders, partners,
agents, employees (including “contract” employees) and controlling persons (collectively,
“Morgans Indemnitees”) from and against one hundred percent (100%) of any and all claims,
losses, damages, expenses, penalties, fines, liabilities, forfeitures, actions, causes of action,
judgments, reasonable attorneys’ fees and related litigation or other
dispute resolution costs, fees and expenses and amounts paid by Morgans under or in connection
with the Construction Completion Guaranties (collectively, “Morgans’ Construction Completion
Guaranty Liabilities” and, together with DLJMB’s Completion Guaranty Liabilities (as defined
below), the “Construction Completion Guaranty Liabilities”) to the extent that Morgans’
Construction Completion Guaranty Liabilities, as of any date, in the aggregate exceed an amount
equal to the product of the Morgans Parties’ aggregate Percentage Interest multiplied by the
aggregate amount of Construction Completion Guaranty Liabilities incurred by the DLJMB Parties and
Morgans under the Construction Completion Guaranties as of such date. Promptly upon written demand
therefor from a Morgans Indemnitee, and in any event not later than fifteen (15) days after the
date a Morgans Indemnitee has delivered to DLJMB a written statement or notice therefor indicating
the amount due and payable by the DLJMB Indemnitors pursuant to this Section 15.2(a), and
the reason for such payment, the DLJMB Indemnitors shall make payment of such amount to the party
requesting the same.
(b) Morgans’ Payments Relating to DLJMB’s Liabilities Under the Construction Completion
Guaranties. Morgans hereby unconditionally and irrevocably covenants and agrees to indemnify
and hold harmless DLJMB, its Affiliates, successors and assigns, and all of its and their officers,
directors, shareholders, partners, agents, employees (including “contract” employees) and
controlling persons (collectively, “DLJMB Indemnitees”) from and against one hundred
percent (100%) of any and all claims, losses, damages, expenses, penalties, fines, liabilities,
forfeitures, actions, causes of action, judgments, reasonable attorneys’ fees and related
litigation or other dispute resolution costs, fees and expenses and amounts paid by DLJMB under or
in connection with the Construction Completion Guaranties (collectively, “DLJMB’s Construction
Completion Guaranty Liabilities”) to the extent that DLJMB’s Construction Completion Guaranty
Liabilities, as of any date, in the aggregate exceed an amount equal to the product of the DLJMB
Parties’ aggregate Percentage Interest multiplied by the aggregate amount of Construction
Completion Guaranty Liabilities incurred by DLJMB and Morgans under the Construction Completion
Guaranties as of such date. Promptly upon written demand therefor from a DLJMB Indemnitee, and in
any event not later than fifteen (15) days after the date a DLJMB Indemnitee has delivered to
Morgans a written statement or notice therefor indicating the amount due and payable by Morgans
pursuant to this Section 15.2(b), and
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the reason for such payment, Morgans shall make
payment of such amount to the party requesting the same.
(c) Morgans’ Payments Relating to Initial Construction Completion Guaranty Costs.
Notwithstanding Sections 15.2(a) and (b), if DLJMB delivers the written statement
or notice referred to in the immediately next sentence, then Morgans hereby unconditionally and
irrevocably covenants and agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the DLJMB Indemnitees from and
against one hundred percent (100%) of DLJMB’s Construction Completion Guaranty Liabilities
(excluding any of DLJMB’s Construction Completion Guaranty Liabilities under or in connection with
Section 1.1(c) of each Construction Completion Guaranty) until such time as the aggregate amount of
the Construction Completion Guaranty Liabilities (excluding any Construction Completion Guaranty
Liabilities under or in connection with Section 1.1(c) of each Construction Completion Guaranty)
incurred by DLJMB and Morgans under the Construction Completion Guaranties exceed Fifty Million
Dollars ($50,000,000) (the “Initial Construction Completion Guaranty Costs”);
provided that (a) the DLJMB Parties shall have fully funded Required Expansion Capital for
the Expansion Project as required under and in accordance with
this Agreement (except to the extent that a New Equity source shall have funded a portion of
the Required Expansion Capital as described in the next clause), (b) if applicable, any source of
New Equity financing pursuant to Section 3.9 shall have fully funded such New Equity in
connection with the Expansion Project (or if such party fails to so fund such New Equity, DLJMB or
its designee has fully funded such amount), (c) the Lenders shall have funded any amount required
to be funded for such purposes under the Loan Agreements, and (d) any cost or liability under such
Construction Completion Guaranties does not arise due to increased costs resulting from a change in
the scope or budget of the Expansion Project which has been approved by the Board. Promptly upon
written demand therefor from DLJMB (on behalf of itself or another DLJMB Indemnitee), and in any
event not later than fifteen (15) days after the date DLJMB has delivered to Morgans a written
statement or notice therefor indicating the amount due and payable by Morgans pursuant to this
Section 15.2(c), and the reason for such payment, Morgans shall make payment of such amount
to the applicable DLJMB Indemnitee; provided, however, DLJMB may in its sole
discretion elect to not deliver such statement or notice, in which case Morgans shall not be solely
responsible for the Initial Construction Completion Guaranty Costs and the provisions of
Sections 15.2(a) and (b) shall apply.
15.3 Special Indemnity for Closing Completion Guaranties.
(a) DLJMB’s Payments Relating to Morgans’ Liabilities Under the Closing Completion
Guaranties. The DLJMB Indemnitors hereby unconditionally and irrevocably covenant and agree to
indemnify and hold harmless the Morgans Indemnitees from and against one hundred percent (100%) of
any and all claims, losses, damages, expenses, penalties, fines, liabilities, forfeitures, actions,
causes of action, judgments, reasonable attorneys’ fees and related litigation or other dispute
resolution costs, fees and expenses and amounts paid by Morgans under or in connection with the
Closing Completion Guaranties (collectively, “Morgans’ Closing Completion Guaranty
Liabilities” and, together with DLJMB’s Closing Completion Guaranty Liabilities (as defined
below), the “Closing Completion Guaranty Liabilities”) to the extent that Morgans’ Closing
Completion Guaranty Liabilities, as of any date, in the aggregate exceed an amount equal to the
product of the Morgans Parties’ aggregate Percentage Interest multiplied by the aggregate amount of
Closing Completion Guaranty Liabilities incurred by DLJMB and
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Morgans under the Closing Completion
Guaranties as of such date. Promptly upon written demand therefor from a Morgans Indemnitee, and
in any event not later than fifteen (15) days after the date a Morgans Indemnitee has delivered to
DLJMB a written statement or notice therefor indicating the amount due and payable by the DLJMB
Indemnitors pursuant to this Section 15.3(a), and the reason for such payment, the DLJMB
Indemnitors shall make payment of such amount to the party requesting the same.
(b) Morgans’ Payments Relating to DLJMB’s Liabilities Under the Closing Completion
Guaranties. Morgans hereby unconditionally and irrevocably covenants and agrees to indemnify
and hold harmless the DLJMB Indemnitees from and against one hundred percent (100%) of any and all
claims, losses, damages, expenses, penalties, fines, liabilities, forfeitures, actions, causes of
action, judgments, reasonable attorneys’ fees and related litigation or other dispute resolution
costs, fees and expenses and amounts paid by DLJMB under or in connection with the Closing
Completion Guaranties (collectively, “DLJMB’s Closing Completion Guaranty
Liabilities”) to the extent that DLJMB’s Closing Completion Guaranty Liabilities, as
of any date, in the aggregate exceed an amount equal to the product of the DLJMB Parties’ aggregate
Percentage Interest multiplied by the aggregate amount of Closing Completion Guaranty Liabilities
incurred by DLJMB and Morgans under the Closing Completion Guaranties as of such date. Promptly
upon written demand therefor from a DLJMB Indemnitee, and in any event not later than fifteen (15)
days after the date a DLJMB Indemnitee has delivered to Morgans a written statement or notice
therefor indicating the amount due and payable by Morgans pursuant to this Section 15.3(b),
and the reason for such payment, Morgans shall make payment of such amount to the party requesting
the same.
15.4 Special Indemnity for Non-Recourse Carve-Out Guaranties.
(a) DLJMB’s Payments Relating to Morgans’ Liabilities Under the Non-Recourse Carve-Out
Guaranties. The DLJMB Indemnitors hereby unconditionally and irrevocably covenant and agree to
indemnify and hold harmless the Morgans Indemnitees from and against one hundred percent (100%) of
any and all claims, losses, damages, expenses, penalties, fines, liabilities, forfeitures, actions,
causes of action, judgments, reasonable attorneys’ fees and related litigation or other dispute
resolution costs, fees and expenses and amounts paid by Morgans under or in connection with the
Non-Recourse Carve-Out Guaranties (collectively, “Morgans’ Non-Recourse Carve-Out
Liabilities” and, together with DLJMB’s Non-Recourse Carve-Out Liabilities (as defined below),
the “Non-Recourse Carve-Out Liabilities”) which are incurred in connection with any matters
arising from, related to or in connection with any act or omission constituting gross negligence,
fraud or an illegal or criminal act on the part of DLJMB, its Affiliates or their respective
officers, directors, shareholders, partners, agents, employees (including “contract” employees),
affiliated and controlling persons, except for such actions approved by the Board. Promptly upon
written demand therefor from a Morgans Indemnitee, and in any event not later than fifteen (15)
days after the date a Morgans Indemnitee has delivered to DLJMB a written statement or notice
therefor indicating the amount due and payable by the DLJMB Indemnitors pursuant to this
Section 15.4(a), and the reason for such payment, the DLJMB Indemnitors shall make payment
of such amount to the party requesting the same.
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(b) Morgans’ Payments Relating to DLJMB’s Liabilities Under the Non-Recourse Carve-Out
Guaranties. Morgans hereby unconditionally and irrevocably covenants and agrees to indemnify
and hold harmless the DLJMB Indemnitees from and against one hundred percent (100%) of any and all
claims, losses, damages, expenses, penalties, fines, liabilities, forfeitures, actions, causes of
action, judgments, reasonable attorneys’ fees and related litigation or other dispute resolution
costs, fees and expenses and amounts paid by DLJMB under or in connection with the Non-Recourse
Carve-Out Guaranties (collectively, “DLJMB’s Non-Recourse Carve-Out Liabilities”) which are
incurred in connection with (i) any matters arising from, related to or in connection with any act
or omission constituting gross negligence, fraud or an illegal or criminal act on the part of
Morgans, its Affiliates or their respective officers, directors, shareholders, partners, agents,
employees (including “contract” employees), affiliated and controlling persons, except for such
actions approved by the Board or (ii) any conduct for which the Manager has oversight or other
supervisorial responsibility under the Management
Agreement. Promptly upon written demand therefor from a DLJMB Indemnitee, and in any event
not later than fifteen (15) days after the date a DLJMB Indemnitee has delivered to Morgans a
written statement or notice therefor indicating the amount due and payable by Morgans pursuant to
this Section 15.4(b), and the reason for such payment, Morgans shall make payment of such
amount to the party requesting the same.
(c) DLJMB’s Payments Relating to Other Liabilities Under the Non-Recourse Carve-Out
Guaranties. Except as otherwise provided in Sections 15.4(a) and (b) above,
the DLJMB Indemnitors hereby unconditionally and irrevocably covenant and agree to indemnify and
hold harmless the Morgans Indemnitees from and against any and all of Morgans’ Non-Recourse
Carve-Out Liabilities to the extent that such Non-Recourse Carve-Out Liabilities in the aggregate,
as of any date, exceed an amount equal to the product of the Morgans Parties’ aggregate Percentage
Interest multiplied by the aggregate amount of Non-Recourse Carve-Out Liabilities incurred by DLJMB
and Morgans under the Non-Recourse Carve-Out Guaranties as of such date (but excluding any amounts
paid pursuant to Sections 15.4(a) and (b) above). Promptly upon written demand
therefor from a Morgans Indemnitee, and in any event not later than fifteen (15) days after the
date a Morgans Indemnitee has delivered to DLJMB a written statement or notice therefor indicating
the amount due and payable by the DLJMB Indemnitors pursuant to this Section 15.4(d), and
the reason for such payment, the DLJMB Indemnitors shall make payment of such amount to the party
requesting the same.
(d) Morgans’ Payments Relating to Other Liabilities Under the Non-Recourse Carve-Out
Guaranties. Except as otherwise provided in Sections 15.4(a) and (b) above,
Morgans hereby unconditionally and irrevocably covenants and agrees to indemnify and hold harmless
the DLJMB Indemnitees from and against any and all of DLJMB’s Non-Recourse Carve-Out Liabilities to
the extent that such Non-Recourse Carve-Out Liabilities in the aggregate, as of any date, exceed an
amount equal to the product of the DLJMB Parties’ aggregate Percentage Interest multiplied by the
aggregate amount of Non-Recourse Carve-Out Liabilities incurred by DLJMB and Morgans under the
Non-Recourse Carve-Out Guaranties as of such date (but excluding any amounts paid pursuant to
Section 15.4(a) and (b) above). Promptly upon written demand therefor from a DLJMB
Indemnitee, and in any event not later than fifteen (15) days after the date a DLJMB Indemnitee has
delivered to Morgans a written statement or notice therefor indicating the amount due and payable
by Morgans pursuant to this Section 15.4(c), and
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the reason for such payment, Morgans shall
make payment of such amount to the party requesting the same.
15.5 Special Indemnity for Mandatory Prepayment Guaranties.
(a) DLJMB’s Payments Relating to Morgans’ Liabilities Under the Mandatory Prepayment
Guaranties. The DLJMB Indemnitors hereby unconditionally and irrevocably covenant and agree to
indemnify and hold harmless the Morgans Indemnitees from and against one hundred percent (100%) of
any and all claims, losses, damages, expenses, penalties, fines, liabilities, forfeitures, actions,
causes of action, judgments, reasonable attorneys’ fees and related litigation or other dispute
resolution costs, fees and expenses and amounts paid by Morgans under or in connection with the
Mandatory Prepayment Guaranties (collectively, “Morgans’
Mandatory Prepayment Guaranty Liabilities” and, together with DLJMB’s Mandatory
Prepayment Guaranty Liabilities (as defined below), the “Mandatory Prepayment Liabilities”)
to the extent that Morgans’ Mandatory Prepayment Liabilities, as of any date, in the aggregate
exceed an amount equal to the product of the Morgans Parties’ aggregate Percentage Interest
multiplied by the aggregate amount of Mandatory Prepayment Liabilities incurred by DLJMB and
Morgans under the Mandatory Prepayment Guaranties as of such date. Promptly upon written demand
therefor from a Morgans Indemnitee, and in any event not later than fifteen (15) days after the
date a Morgans Indemnitee has delivered to DLJMB a written statement or notice therefor indicating
the amount due and payable by the DLJMB Indemnitors pursuant to this Section 15.5(a), and
the reason for such payment, the DLJMB Indemnitors shall make payment of such amount to the party
requesting the same.
(b) Morgans’ Payments Relating to DLJMB’s Liabilities Under the Mandatory Prepayment
Guaranties. Morgans hereby unconditionally and irrevocably covenants and agrees to indemnify
and hold harmless the DLJMB Indemnitees from and against one hundred percent (100%) of any and all
claims, losses, damages, expenses, penalties, fines, liabilities, forfeitures, actions, causes of
action, judgments, reasonable attorneys’ fees and related litigation or other dispute resolution
costs, fees and expenses and amounts paid by DLJMB under or in connection with the Mandatory
Prepayment Guaranties (collectively, “DLJMB’s Mandatory Prepayment Guaranty Liabilities”)
to the extent that DLJMB’s Mandatory Prepayment Guaranty Liabilities, as of any date, in the
aggregate exceed an amount equal to the product of the DLJMB Parties’ aggregate Percentage Interest
multiplied by the aggregate amount of Mandatory Prepayment Guaranty Liabilities incurred by DLJMB
and Morgans under the Mandatory Prepayment Guaranties as of such date. Promptly upon written
demand therefor from a DLJMB Indemnitee, and in any event not later than fifteen (15) days after
the date a DLJMB Indemnitee has delivered to Morgans a written statement or notice therefor
indicating the amount due and payable by Morgans pursuant to this Section 15.5(b), and the
reason for such payment, Morgans shall make payment of such amount to the party requesting the
same.
15.6 Capital Contributions for Indemnity Payments. To the extent that Morgans or DLJMB is
required to make a payment pursuant to the terms of the Guaranty Agreements, the amount of such
payment (including any reimbursement of the other Member for any such payments hereunder), less the
amount of any payment the other Member makes to the first Member as a reimbursement, contribution
or indemnification payment pursuant to Sections 15.2 through 15.5, shall be treated
as a Capital Contribution hereunder for all purposes,
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notwithstanding the fact that the payment was
not funded directly to the Company; provided that with respect to any such payments made
pursuant to Section 15.2(c), the Members’ Percentage Interests will be adjusted pursuant to
Section 3.6(a) in the event of any Disproportionate Contributions arising from the payment
by Morgans of the Initial Construction Completion Guaranty Costs. Notwithstanding any obligation
of Morgans to indemnify DLJMB for the Initial Construction Completion Guaranty Costs in accordance
with Section 15.2(a) or (c), nothing in Section 15.2(a) or (c) will
modify the DLJMB Parties’ obligation to make aggregate Capital Contributions in respect of Required
Expansion Capital as and to the extent required by Section 3.4(a).
15.7 Covenant to Pay Pro Rata Share of Liabilities. Each
of Morgans and the DLJMB Indemnitors covenants agrees to pay the Lenders its pro rata
share (as calculated in accordance with Sections 15.2 through 15.5) of the
aggregate amount of liabilities arising under the Guaranty Agreements, notwithstanding that the
Lenders may pursue remedies under the Guaranty Agreements against either party on a joint and
several basis. In furtherance of the foregoing, in the event that the Lenders has asserted the
right to payment from DLJMB or Morgans (the “Requesting Party”) for amounts under the
Guaranty Agreements in excess of the Requesting Party’s pro rata share of the aggregate liabilities
thereunder, and the Requesting Party delivers to the other Party (the “Receiving Party”) a
written statement or notice indicating the amount of such payment and the reason therefor, the
Receiving Party shall promptly, and no later than the later of (a) the time such payment is due to
the Lenders and (b) fifteen (15) days after the date of such written statement or notice, pay to
the Lenders its pro rata share of the amount such payment.
15.8 Non-Assignability of Obligations. Each Member acknowledges and agrees that the rights
and obligations under Sections 15.2 through 15.5 and 15.7 may not be
assigned by Morgans or any DLJMB Indemnitor to any Person. In the event that Morgans or a DLJMB
Indemnitor Transfers all of its Interest in the Company to any Person, each of Morgans and such
DLJMB Indemnitor shall remain obligated to fully pay and perform its obligations under such
provisions, notwithstanding that it may no longer be a Member.
ARTICLE 16.
CONFIDENTIALITY
16.1 Confidentiality of Information. Each Party hereto agrees that the provisions of this
Agreement, all understandings, agreements and other arrangements between and among the parties, and
all other non-public information received from or otherwise relating to, the Company or the Company
Assets (or the operation thereof) (collectively, the “Confidential Information”) shall be
confidential, and shall not be disclosed or otherwise released to any other Person other than to
the other Parties hereto, or, if it is a Capital Member, on a “need to know” basis, to its
officers, employees and agents if, and only if, such officers, employees and agents are bound, or
otherwise agree to be bound, to maintain the confidentiality thereof. Each Party hereto agrees not
to use any Confidential Information, except solely for the benefit of the Company or for any
purpose explicitly permitted by this Agreement or the Management Agreement. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, Confidential Information may be disclosed by a Party if such Party is required to do so:
(i) by operation of law, rule or regulation; (ii) pursuant to applicable legal process; (iii) to
any potential lenders with whom DLJMB is discussing a potential New
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Financing, provided
such lenders execute a confidentiality agreement; (iv) to any limited partner of a DLJ Fund or any
other direct or indirect investor or potential investor in the Company and its Subsidiaries,
provided such limited partner, investor or potential investor executes a confidentiality
agreement; or (v) to prosecute any claim or defend any action between the Members relating to the
Company. Accordingly, each party hereto shall, and shall cause its agents and attorneys to, hold
in confidence all such information.
16.2 Gaming Information. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Parties
agree not to provide confidential gaming information concerning the Company Assets to any third
party or Governmental Authority (including any Gaming Authority), except as may be required by law,
including applicable Gaming Regulations, or by the Company’s financing agreements or other
contractual obligations approved by the Board.
16.3 Public Statements. No Party will make any public statement regarding existence of or
the details of the matters contemplated by this Agreement without the prior written consent of the
other Class A Members, and the Members will consult with each other upon any issued news release
with respect to such arrangements, unless such Member is compelled to make such statements by
judicial or administrative process or in the reasonable opinion of its counsel by the requirements
of law or the applicable regulations of any relevant stock exchange, Gaming Authorities or other
Governmental Authority (including, without limitation, those promulgated by the Securities and
Exchange Commission). This provision shall survive and be binding upon the Parties after this
Agreement is no longer in effect.
ARTICLE 17.
MISCELLANEOUS
17.1 Injunctive Relief. Each Party acknowledges that it will be impossible to measure in
money the damages that shall be suffered if any Party fails to comply with any of the obligations
herein imposed on such Party and that in the event of any such failure, an aggrieved person will be
irreparably damaged and will not have an adequate remedy at law. Any such Person shall, therefore,
be entitled to injunctive relief and/or specific performance (without the requirement of posting a
bond or other security) to enforce such obligations, and if any action should be brought in equity
to enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement, none of the Parties shall raise the defense
that there is an adequate remedy at law. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything in this
Agreement to the contrary, with respect to any Morgans Parent Transfer or DLJ Parent Transfer (or
attempted Morgans Parent Transfer or DLJ Parent Transfer), the Members shall not seek to enjoin the
underlying transaction giving rise to the Morgans Parent Transfer or DLJ Parent Transfer;
provided, however, that the foregoing shall not limit the Members other rights and
remedies hereunder arising from such Transfer (including, without limitation, those set forth in
Article 11).
17.2 Further Assurances. Each Party shall do and perform or cause to be done and performed
all such further acts and things and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements,
certificates, instruments, and documents as any other Party reasonably may request in order to
carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby.
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17.3 Governing Law.
(a) Choice of Law and Forum. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware (without giving effect to the choice of law
principle thereof). This Agreement cannot be modified or amended without the express written
consent of all of the Class A Members. The consent of the Class B Members or Class C Members shall
not be required for any modification or amendment to this Agreement. Except for disputes
specifically provided in this Agreement to be referred to an Expert for resolution pursuant to
Section 6.7, all claims, demands, controversies, disputes, actions or causes of action of
any nature or character arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, whether legal or
equitable, known or unknown, contingent or otherwise shall be resolved in the United States
District Court for the Southern District of New York and any appellate courts thereto, or if
federal jurisdiction is lacking, then the courts of the State of Nevada. The prevailing party in
any such action shall be entitled to reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs. This provision shall
survive and be binding upon the Parties after this Agreement is no longer in effect.
(i) With respect to any dispute to be submitted to an Expert under Section
6.7, but solely to the extent expressly required by terms of this Agreement,
prior to submission of such dispute to arbitration pursuant to subclause (ii) below
such dispute shall be submitted to mediation (“Mediation”) administered by
Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Service, Inc. (“JAMS”) or its successors,
and if JAMS no longer exists or is unable to administer the mediation of the dispute
in accordance with this Section 17.3, and the Class A Members cannot agree
on the identity of a substitute mediation service provider within ten (10) days
after notice by the complaining Class A Member, then such Party shall petition a
court of competent jurisdiction located in the State of New York to identify a
substitute mediation service provider, who will administer the dispute resolution
process in accordance with this Section 17.3 (the “Mediation
Service”). In any such Mediation proceeding, the complaining Party must notify
the other Party that a dispute exists and then contact the Mediation Service to
schedule the mediation conference. An individual mediator (the “Mediator”)
will then be selected in accordance with the rules of the Mediation Service to
conduct the mediation, provided that such Mediator must have the same level
of experience as is required for an Expert by operation of subclause (ii)
below, and must not have any conflict of interest. The Class A Members shall
attempt to settle the dispute by participating in at least eight hours of mediation
(or such longer time as agreed to by the Class A Members) in New York, New York, or
other place designated by the Mediator. The mediation will be a non-binding
conference between the Class A Members conducted in accordance with the applicable
rules and procedures of the Mediation Service. Neither Class A Member may initiate
litigation or arbitration proceedings with respect to any dispute until the
mediation of such dispute is complete with the sole exception of seeking emergency
relief from a court of competent jurisdiction, as described in this Section
17.3. Any mediation will be considered complete: (a) if the Class A Members
enter into an agreement to resolve the dispute; (b) with respect to the Class A
Member submitting the dispute to mediation, if the other Class A Member fails to
appear at or participate in a reasonably scheduled mediation conference; or (c) if
the dispute
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is not resolved within five days after the mediation is
commenced. Subject to the prevailing parties clause in Subsection (iii)
below, the costs of the Mediation Service, the Mediator and the proceedings shall be
shared equally by the DLJMB Parties, on the one hand, and the Morgans Parties, on
the other hand.
(ii) With respect to any dispute to be submitted to an Expert under Section
6.7 following, to the extent required, a Mediation in accordance with subclause
(i) above, either Class A Member may require that the dispute be submitted to final
and binding arbitration (without appeal or review) in New York, New York,
administered by an independent arbitration panel consisting of one arbitrator
mutually selected by the Class A Members (the “Expert”). Such arbitration
shall be held pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American
Arbitration Association, but within the time frames otherwise set forth herein. The
Expert shall be a person having not less than ten (10) years’
experience in the area of expertise on which the dispute is based and having no
conflict of interest with any Party. If the Members party to such dispute are
unable to mutually agree upon the Expert, the Expert shall be appointed by the
American Arbitration Association from a list of available experts proposed by the
Class A Members, with each Class A Member being entitled (A) to propose to the
American Arbitration Association up to four potential Experts meeting the
requirements set out in the preceding sentence, and (B) to “strike” from the list up
to two of the potential Experts proposed by the other Class A Member. With respect
to any dispute to be submitted to an Expert, the use of the Expert shall be the
exclusive remedy of the Parties and no Party shall attempt to adjudicate such
dispute in any other forum. The decision of the Expert shall be based upon the
standards expressly set forth in this Agreement, and shall be final and binding on
the Parties and shall not be capable of challenge, whether by arbitration, in court
or otherwise.
(iii) Each Class A Member shall be entitled to make written submissions to the
Expert, and if a Class A Member makes any submission it shall also provide a copy to
the other Class A member that is party to the dispute and such other Class A Member
shall have the right to comment on such submission. The Parties shall make
available to the Expert all books and records relating to the issue in dispute and
shall render to the Expert any assistance reasonably requested of the Class A
Members. The costs of the Expert and the proceedings shall be borne as directed by
the Expert. The prevailing party in any such action shall be entitled to reasonable
attorneys’ fees and costs.
(iv) Notwithstanding any provision of the Agreement to the contrary, this
Section 17.3 shall be construed to the maximum extent possible to comply
with the laws of the State of Delaware, including the Uniform Arbitration Act (10
Del.C. § 5701 et seq.) (the “Delaware Arbitration
Act”). If, nevertheless, it shall be determined by a court of competent
jurisdiction that any provision or wording of this Section 17.3, including
any rules of the American Arbitration Association, shall be invalid or unenforceable
under the Delaware Arbitration Art, or other applicable law, such invalidity shall
not invalidate all of this Section 17.3. In that
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case, this Section
17.3 shall be construed so as to limit any term or provision so as to make it
valid or enforceable within the requirements of the Delaware Arbitration Act or
other applicable law, and, in the event such term or provision cannot be so limited,
this Section 17.3 shall be construed to omit such invalid or unenforceable
provision.
17.4 Compliance with Laws. Each Member acknowledges to each of the other Members that it is policy to conduct its
affairs in strict accordance with all applicable laws and regulations, including, without
limitation, laws of any Gaming Authority or other Governmental Authority governing lobbying and
payments relating thereto, and that each shall govern its conduct in accordance with such policy.
17.5 Entire Agreement; Amendment; Waiver. This Agreement and the Fee Agreement (a) contain the entire agreement among the Parties
with respect to the subject matter hereof, and (b) supersede all prior written agreements and
negotiations and oral understandings, if any, with respect thereto. Except as contemplated by
Section 3.9 or Section 3.12(e), this Agreement may not be amended or supplemented
except by an instrument or counterparts thereof in writing signed by all of the Parties. No waiver
of any term or provision of this Agreement shall be effective unless in writing signed by the Party
to be charged. The waiver by any Party of a breach of any term or provision of this Agreement
shall not be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach.
17.6 Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the Parties hereto and their
respective successors and permitted assigns. Subject to Section 15.8, the rights and
obligations arising from this Agreement shall only be transferred in connection with the transfer
by a Member to any Person of any Interests in compliance with this Agreement, and any such Person
shall conclusively be deemed to have agreed to be bound by this Agreement.
17.7 Invalidity of Provision. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any jurisdiction
shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that
jurisdiction or the validity or enforceability of this Agreement, including that provision, in any
other jurisdiction.
17.8 Notices. All notices and other communications required or permitted to be given under this Agreement
shall be in writing and shall be delivered by (a) personal delivery, or (b) overnight DHL, FedEx,
UPS or other similar courier service, or shall be transmitted by facsimile (provided that a
copy of such facsimile transmission together with confirmation of such facsimile transmission is
delivered to the addressee in the manner provided in (a) or (b) above by no later than the second
business day following such transmission), to the following addresses:
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If to any DLJMB Party:
DLJ Merchant Banking Partners
00 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to:
Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP
000 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
If to any Morgans Party:
Morgans Hotel Group
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxx
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to:
Wachtell, Lipton, Xxxxx & Xxxx
00 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
or to such other address as any Member shall hereafter specify by notice in writing to the other
Members. If to any Class C Member, to such Class C Member at the most recent address set forth in
the Company’s books and records, or to such other address as such Class C Member may from time to
time specify by notice to the Company. Any such notice or communication shall be deemed to have
been received by the Member to whom such notice or other communication is sent upon (i) delivery to
the address of the recipient Member (or transmission by facsimile to the facsimile number of the
recipient Member), provided that such delivery is made prior to 5:00 p.m. (local time for
the recipient Member) on a business day, and otherwise the following business day, (ii) the
attempted delivery of such notice or other communication if such recipient Member refuses delivery
or (iii) in the case of a notice to a Class C Member, transmission by e-mail to the e-mail address
of the recipient Class C Member.
17.9 Limitation on Damages. Anything herein contained, and anything at law or in equity, to the contrary
notwithstanding, in any action or proceeding between the Parties (including, without limitation,
any arbitration proceeding) arising under or with respect to this
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Agreement or in any manner
pertaining to the Company Assets or to the relationship of the Parties hereunder, each Party hereby
unconditionally and irrevocably waives and releases any right, power or privilege any Party may
have to claim or receive from any other Party any punitive, consequential, incidental, exemplary,
statutory or treble damages, each Party acknowledging and agreeing that the remedies herein
provided, and other remedies at law and in equity, will in all circumstances be adequate. The
foregoing waiver and release shall apply in all actions or proceedings between the Parties and for
all causes of action or theories of liability, whether for breach of this Agreement or for
violation of any other duty owing by any Party to any other Party. Each Party further acknowledges
that it is experienced in negotiating agreements of this sort, has had the advice of counsel in
connection herewith, and has been advised as to, and fully understands, the nature of the waivers
contained in this Section 17.9.
17.10 Headings; Execution in Counterparts. The headings and captions contained herein are for convenience of reference only and shall
not control or affect the meaning or construction of any provision hereof. This Agreement may be
executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of
which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
17.11 Rules of Construction. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the parties hereto intend that any ambiguities
shall be resolved without reference to which party may have drafted this Agreement. All Article or
Section titles or other captions in this Agreement are for convenience only, and they shall not be
deemed part of this Agreement and in no way define, limit, extend or describe the scope or intent
of any provisions hereof. The defined terms in this Agreement shall apply equally to both the
singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun
shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include,”
“includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “but not limited to” and
any list of examples following such term shall in no way restrict or limit the generality of the
word or provision in respect of which such examples are provided. The word “or” shall not be
exclusive. Words such as “herein,” “hereof,” “hereto,” “hereby” and “hereunder” refer to this
Agreement, taken as a whole. All references to “clauses,” “Sections” or “Articles” refer to
clauses, Sections or Articles of this Agreement. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein:
(a) any reference in this Agreement to any agreement shall mean such agreement as amended,
restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time; and (b) any reference in this
Agreement to any law shall include corresponding provisions of any successor law and any
regulations and rules promulgated pursuant to such law or such successor law.
17.12 Third Party Beneficiaries. Except for Persons entitled to indemnification under Section 6.9(b) or Article
15 hereof, this Agreement is for the sole benefit of the parties hereto, and nothing herein
express or implied shall give or be construed to give to any Person, other than the Parties hereto,
any legal or equitable rights hereunder as a third-party beneficiary or otherwise. Each Party
hereto acknowledges and agrees that the Indemnitees, DLJMB Indemnitees and Morgans Indemnitees
shall each be an intended third party beneficiary of this Agreement with respect to the provisions
of Section 6.9(b) or Article 15 hereof, as applicable, and each such indemnitee
shall have the right, power and authority to enforce its rights thereunder, directly against the
Parties hereto as though it was a party to this Agreement.
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17.13 DLJMB Joint and Several Obligations. Each of DLJMB and DLJMB Partners (but not DLJMB LLC) hereby agrees that each of its
obligations hereunder shall be deemed a joint and several obligation of each of them and each
hereby agrees to be liable for any failure in the prompt performance of all obligations hereunder
of each other. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, each Party hereby acknowledges and agrees
that DLJMB LLC’s obligations hereunder shall be deemed several obligations of DLJMB LLC and that
DLJMB LLC shall not be liable for any failure of another Party to perform of any obligation
hereunder.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first above
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DLJ MB IV HRH, LLC, a Delaware
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DLJMB PARTNERS: |
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DLJ Merchant Banking Partners IV, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership |
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DLJ Merchant Banking IV, L.P.,
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DLJ Merchant Banking, Inc.,
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DLJMB LLC: |
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DLJMB HRH VOTECO, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company |
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/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx |
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HARD ROCK HOTEL HOLDINGS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company |
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/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx |
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Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Title: Vice President |
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S-2
EXHIBIT A
Capital Commitments; Percentage Interests
[omitted]
Exhibit A-1
EXHIBIT B
Current Board of Directors
[omitted]
Exhibit B-1
EXHIBIT C
Requirements for Operating Plan and Budget
[omitted]
Exhibit C-1
EXHIBIT D
Expansion Capital Equity Commitment Letter
[omitted]
Exhibit D-1
SCHEDULE 1.1(a)
List of Acquisition Agreements
[omitted]
Schedule 1.1(a)-1