LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT OF DEUTSCHE BANK CAPITAL FUNDING LLC VIII
Exhibit 4.4
OF
DEUTSCHE BANK CAPITAL FUNDING LLC VIII
This Limited Liability Company Agreement (this “Agreement”) of Deutsche Bank Capital Funding
LLC VIII is entered into by Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, a stock corporation
(Aktiengesellschaft) organized under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the “Member”).
The Member, by execution of this Agreement, hereby forms a limited liability company pursuant
to and in accordance with the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (6 Del.C. §18-101,
et seq.), as amended from time to time (the “Act”), and hereby agrees as follows:
1. Name. The name of the limited liability company formed hereby is Deutsche Bank
Capital Funding LLC VIII (the “Company”).
2. Certificates. Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xx., as an authorized person within the meaning of
the Act, shall execute, deliver and file the Certificate of Formation with the Secretary of State
of the State of Delaware. Upon the filing of the Certificate of Formation with the Secretary of
State of the State of Delaware, his powers as an authorized person shall cease and the Member shall
thereafter be designated as an authorized person within the meaning of the Act. The Member or an
Officer (as defined herein) 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 a
jurisdiction in which the Company may wish to conduct business.
3. Purpose. The Company is formed for the object and purpose of, and the nature of
the business to be conducted and promoted by the Company is, engaging in any lawful act or activity
for which limited liability companies may be formed under the Act.
4. Powers.
a. In furtherance of its purposes, but subject to all of the provisions of this Agreement, the
Company shall have the power and is hereby authorized to:
(i) acquire by purchase, lease, contribution of property or otherwise, own, hold, sell,
convey, transfer or dispose of any real or personal property which may be necessary, convenient or
incidental to the accomplishment of the purpose of the Company;
(ii) act as a trustee, executor, nominee, bailee, director, officer, agent or in some other
fiduciary capacity for any person or entity and to exercise all of the powers, duties, rights and
responsibilities associated therewith;
(iii) take any and all actions necessary, convenient or appropriate as trustee, executor,
nominee, bailee, director, officer, agent or in some other
fiduciary capacity for any person or entity, including the granting or approval of waivers,
consents or amendments of rights or powers relating thereto and the execution of appropriate
documents to evidence such waivers, consents or amendments;
(iv) operate, purchase, maintain, finance, improve, own, sell, convey, assign, mortgage, lease
or demolish or otherwise dispose of any real or personal property which may be necessary,
convenient or incidental to the accomplishment of the purposes of the Company;
(v) borrow money and issue evidences of indebtedness in furtherance of any or all of the
purposes of the Company, and secure the same by mortgage, pledge or other lien on the assets of the
Company;
(vi) invest any funds of the Company pending distribution or payment of the same pursuant to
the provisions of this Agreement;
(vii) prepay in whole or in part, refinance, recast, increase, modify or extend any
indebtedness of the Company and, in connection therewith, execute any extensions, renewals or
modifications of any mortgage or security agreement securing such indebtedness;
(viii) enter into, perform and carry out contracts of any kind, including, without limitation,
contracts with any person or entity affiliated with the Member, necessary to, in connection with,
convenient to, or incidental to the accomplishment of the purposes of the Company;
(ix) employ or otherwise engage employees, managers, contractors, advisors, attorneys and
consultants and pay reasonable compensation for such services;
(x) enter into partnerships, limited liability companies, trusts, associations, corporations
or other ventures with other persons or entities in furtherance of the purposes of the Company; and
(xi) do such other things and engage in such other activities related to the foregoing as may
be necessary, appropriate, proper, advisable, convenient or incidental to the conduct of the
business of the Company, and have and exercise all of the powers and rights conferred upon limited
liability companies formed pursuant to the Act.
b. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, without the need for consent of
the Member or any Officer, the Company has the power and authority to and is hereby authorized to:
(i) issue preferred limited liability company interests in the Company (the “Preferred
Securities”);
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(ii) issue common limited liability company interests in the Company (the “Common Security”);
(iii) invest the proceeds of the issuance and sale of the Preferred Securities and Common
Security in a perpetual subordinated note or other eligible investments issued by the Member or one
of its branches or subsidiaries; and
(iv) (a) execute and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on
behalf of the Company, the Registration Statement on Form F-3 (the “1933 Act Registration
Statement”), including any pre-effective or post-effective amendments to the 1933 Act Registration
Statement, relating to the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of the
Preferred Securities, and any documents required or desirable in connection therewith and (b)
negotiate and execute an underwriting agreement relating to the Preferred Securities; and the
Member, acting alone, or any two Officers, acting jointly, may, on behalf of the Company, execute
and deliver, and cause the Company (A) to perform its obligations under, (B) to satisfy any
conditions required to be satisfied by the Company as a condition precedent to the effectiveness
of, and (C) to take such other actions as such Member, acting alone, or such Officers, acting
jointly, may deem appropriate with respect to, such documents.
c. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Member, acting alone, and any
two Officers, acting jointly, are authorized to execute and deliver any document on behalf of the
Company without any vote or consent of any other person or entity.
5. General Provisions Regarding Preferred Securities. There is hereby authorized for
issuance and sale Preferred Securities having an aggregate initial liquidation preference not to
exceed $15,000,000,000. Upon issuance as provided in this Agreement, the Preferred Securities so
issued shall be deemed duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. Subject to
the express provisions of this Agreement, the Company shall have authority to fix the terms of the
Preferred Securities that may be issued by the Company by an amendment to this Agreement that shall
set forth the terms of such securities including, without limitation, the following: (1) the
specific designation of the Preferred Securities; (2) the number or liquidation preference amount
of Preferred Securities; (3) the dividend rate or rates, or method of its calculation, the date or
dates on which the Company will pay dividends and the record date for any dividends on the
Preferred Securities; (4) the amount or amounts that the Company will pay out of its assets to the
holders of the Preferred Securities upon the Company’s liquidation; (5) the obligation or option,
if any, of the Company to purchase or redeem the Preferred Securities and the price or prices (or
formula for determining the price) at which, the period or periods within which, and the terms and
conditions upon which the Company will or may purchase or redeem Preferred Securities, in whole or
in part, pursuant to the obligation or option; (6) the voting rights, if any, of the Preferred
Securities and Common Security, including any vote required to amend this Agreement; (7) the
criteria for determining whether and to what extent the Company will be required to pay dividends
on the Preferred Securities or will be prohibited from
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paying dividends on the Preferred Securities; (8) terms for any optional or mandatory
conversion or exchange of Preferred Securities into other securities, including shares of the
Member; (9) whether and to what extent the Company will be required to pay any additional amounts
in respect of withholding taxes; (10) the right, if any, of the Company to change the dividend
preference of the Preferred Securities; and (11) any other relative rights, preferences,
privileges, limitations or restrictions of the Preferred Securities not inconsistent with this
Agreement or applicable law. Unless otherwise provided in an amendment to this Agreement, the
Preferred Securities shall be perpetual and non-cumulative. The Preferred Securities shall be
issued in registered form only. The form of certificate evidencing the Preferred Securities, if
any, will be set forth in an amendment to this Agreement.
6. Principal Business Office. The principal business office of the Company shall be
located at such location as may hereafter be determined by the Member.
7. Registered Office. The address of the registered office of the Company in the
State of Delaware is c/o The Corporation Trust Company, 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Corporation Trust
Center, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 19801.
8. Registered Agent. The name and address of the registered agent of the Company for
service of process on the Company in the State of Delaware is The Corporation Trust Company, 0000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000.
9. Members. The name and the mailing address of the Member is set forth in the
records of the Company.
10. Limited Liability. Except as otherwise provided by the Act, the debts,
obligations and liabilities of the Company, whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise, shall
be solely the debts, obligations and liabilities of the Company, and the Member shall not be
obligated personally for any such debt, obligation or liability of the Company solely by reason of
being a member of the Company.
11. Capital Contributions. The Member is deemed admitted as the Member of the Company
upon its execution and delivery of this Agreement.
12. Additional Contributions. The Member is not required to make any additional
capital contribution to the Company. However, a member of the Company may make additional capital
contributions to the Company with the written consent of the Member.
13. Allocation of Profits and Losses. The Company’s profits and losses shall be
allocated to the Member.
14. Distributions. Distributions shall be made to the Member at the times and in the
aggregate amounts determined by the Member. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary
contained in this Agreement, the Company shall not make a distribution to any member
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of the Company on account of its interest in the Company if such distribution would violate
Section 18-607 of the Act or other applicable law.
15. Management. In accordance with Section 18-402 of the Act, management of the
Company shall be vested in the Member. The Member shall have the power to do any and all acts
necessary, convenient or incidental to or for the furtherance of the purposes described herein,
including all powers, statutory or otherwise, possessed by members of a limited liability company
under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Member has the authority to bind the Company.
16. Officers. The Member may, from time to time as it deems advisable, appoint
officers of the Company (the “Officers”) and assign in writing titles (including, without
limitation, President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer) to any such person. Unless the
Member decides otherwise, if the title is one commonly used for officers of a business corporation
formed under the Delaware General Corporation Law, the assignment of such title shall constitute
the delegation to such person of the authorities and duties that are normally associated with that
office. Any delegation pursuant to this Section 16 may be revoked at any time by the Member.
17. Other Business. Notwithstanding any duties otherwise existing at law or in
equity, the Member may engage in or possess an interest in other business ventures (unconnected
with the Company) of every kind and description, independently or with others and the Company
shall not have any rights in or to such independent ventures or the income or profits therefrom by
virtue of this Agreement.
18. Exculpation and Indemnification. No member of the Company or Officer shall be
liable to the Company, or any other person or entity who is bound by this Agreement, for any loss,
damage or claim incurred by reason of any act or omission performed or omitted by such member of
the Company or Officer in good faith on behalf of the Company and in a manner reasonably believed
to be within the scope of the authority conferred on such member or Officer by this Agreement,
except that a member of the Company or Officer shall be liable for any such loss, damage or claim
incurred by reason of such member’s or Officer’s willful misconduct. To the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law, a member of the Company or Officer shall be entitled to
indemnification from the Company for any loss, damage or claim incurred by such member or Officer
by reason of any act or omission performed or omitted by such member or Officer in good faith on
behalf of the Company and in a manner reasonably believed to be within the scope of the authority
conferred on such member or Officer by this Agreement, except that no member of the Company or
Officer shall be entitled to be indemnified in respect of any loss, damage or claim incurred by
such member or Officer by reason of willful misconduct with respect to such acts or omissions;
provided, however, that any indemnity under this Section 18 shall be provided out
of and to the extent of Company assets only, and no member of the Company shall have personal
liability on account thereof.
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19. Assignments. A member of the Company may assign in whole or in part its limited
liability company interest with the written consent of the Member. If a member of the Company
transfers all of its interest in the Company pursuant to this Section 19, the transferee shall be
admitted to the Company upon its execution of an instrument signifying its agreement to be bound by
the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Such admission shall be deemed effective immediately
prior to the transfer, and, immediately following such admission, the transferor member shall cease
to be a member of the Company.
20. Resignation. A member of the Company may resign from the Company with the written
consent of the Member. If a member of the Company is permitted to resign pursuant to this Section
20, an additional member shall be admitted to the Company, subject to Section 21, upon its
execution of an instrument signifying its agreement to be bound by the terms and conditions of this
Agreement. Such admission shall be deemed effective immediately prior to the resignation, and,
immediately following such admission, the resigning member shall cease to be a member of the
Company.
21. Admission of Additional Members. One (1) or more additional members of the
Company may be admitted to the Company with the written consent of the Member.
22. Dissolution.
a. The Company shall dissolve, and its affairs shall be wound up upon the first to occur of
the following: (i) the written consent of the Member, (ii) the retirement, resignation or
dissolution of the last remaining member of the Company or the occurrence of any other event which
terminates the continued membership of such member in the Company unless the business of the
Company is continued in a manner permitted by the Act, or (iii) the entry of a decree of judicial
dissolution under Section 18-802 of the Act.
b. The bankruptcy of the Member will not cause the Member to cease to be a member of the
Company and upon the occurrence of such an event, the business of the Company shall continue
without dissolution.
c. In the event of dissolution, the Company shall conduct only such activities as are
necessary to wind up its affairs (including the sale of the assets of the Company in an orderly
manner), and the assets of the Company shall be applied in the manner, and in the order of
priority, set forth in Section 18-804 of the Act.
23. Separability of Provisions. Each provision of this Agreement shall be considered
separable and if for any reason any provision or provisions herein are determined to be invalid,
unenforceable or illegal under any existing or future law, such invalidity, unenforceability or
illegality shall not impair the operation of or affect those portions of this Agreement which are
valid, enforceable and legal.
24. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each
of which shall be deemed an original of this Agreement.
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25. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the Member
with respect to the subject matter hereof.
26. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed under, the laws
of the State of Delaware (without regard to conflict of laws principles), all rights and remedies
being governed by said laws.
27. Amendments. This Agreement may not be modified, altered, supplemented or amended
except pursuant to a written agreement executed and delivered by the Member.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, intending to be legally bound hereby, has duly executed
this Agreement as of the 20th day of September 2006. Pursuant to Section 18-201(d) of
the Act, this Agreement shall be effective as of September 20, 2006.
| DEUTSCHE BANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT |
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| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxx | |||
| Name: | Xxxxxxx Xxxx | |||
| Title: | Managing Director | |||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | |||
| Name: | Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | |||
| Title: | Managing Director | |||
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