CADOGAN OPPORTUNISTIC ALTERNATIVES FUND, LLC (A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY) LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT
(A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY)
THIS FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT of CADOGAN OPPORTUNISTIC ALTERNATIVES FUND, LLC (the “Company”) is amended and restated as of July 17, 2007, to become effective upon the effective date of the Subchapter M Transition (as defined herein).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore been formed as a limited liability company under the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act pursuant to a Certificate of Formation (the “Initial Certificate”) dated and filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on October 22, 2004 and with the Company’s name then set out as Cadogan Alternative Strategies II, LLC;
WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore filed an amendment to such Initial Certificate (the “Amended Certificate”) so as to record the name of the Company as changed to Cadogan Opportunistic Alternatives Fund, LLC, such Amended Certificate dated and filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on April 12, 2007
WHEREAS, in connection with the Subchapter M Transition contemplated by Article 6 hereof, the Directors of the Company have amended the initial Limited Liability Agreement (“Initial Agreement”) under the authority granted them pursuant to Section 9.1(a) thereof, with the notice contemplated by Section 9.1(e) thereof having been or to be given on or about the date hereof; and
WHEREAS, that Initial Agreement accordingly is being amended and restated by this Agreement to supersede and replace all provisions relating, directly or indirectly, to the Company’s prior operation as a partnership for Federal tax purposes and to effect certain other amendments as hereinafter set forth.
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants hereinafter set forth, it is hereby agreed as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Administrator” means the person who provides administrative services to the Company pursuant to an administrative services agreement.
“Adviser” means a person who at any particular time serves as an investment adviser to the Company pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement. The sole initial Adviser to the Company is Cadogan Management, L.L.C.
“Affiliate” means an affiliated person of a person as such term is defined in the 1940 Act.
“Agreement” means this Limited Liability Company Agreement, as amended from time to time.
“Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors established pursuant to Section 2.6 of this Agreement.
“Certificate” means the Certificate of Formation of the Company and any amendments thereto as filed with the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
“Closing Date” means the first date on or as of which a Member (other than a managing member) is admitted to the Company.
“Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, or any successor law.
“Company” means Cadogan Opportunistic Alternatives Fund, LLC.
“Delaware Act” means the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, as in effect on the date hereof and as amended from time to time, or any successor law.
“Direct Allocation Subadvisers” means (i) those Portfolio Managers for which a separate investment vehicle has been created as to which the Portfolio Manager (or an Affiliate) serves as general partner or managing member and/or the Company is the sole limited partner/member and (ii) those Portfolio Managers who manage Company assets directly through a separate managed account.
“Director” means an individual designated as a Director of the Company pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.6 of this Agreement and who consents to serve on the Board of Directors of the Company.
“Fiscal Year” means the period originally commencing on the Closing Date and ending on March 31, 2007, and thereafter each 12-month period ending on March 31 of the next succeeding year (or on the date of a final distribution pursuant to Section 7.2 hereof), unless the Board of Directors
shall elect another fiscal year for the Company.
“Form N-2” means the Company’s registration statement on Form N-2 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as amended from time to time.
“Independent Directors” means those Directors who are not “interested persons” of the Company, as such term is defined in the 1940 Act.
“Initial Agreement” means the predecessor to this First Amended and Restated Agreement, as initially executed on October 22, 2004.
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“Insurance” means one or more “key man” insurance policies on the life of any principal of a member of the Adviser, the benefits of which are payable to the Company.
“Investment Advisory Agreement” means a separate written agreement entered into by the Company pursuant to which the Adviser provides Management Services to the Company.
“Loss Recovery Account” means a memorandum account to be recorded in the books and records of the Company with respect to each Member, which shall have an initial balance of zero and which shall be adjusted only if the Company shall have commenced investment operations prior to the Subchapter M Transition. No transferee of any Shares shall succeed to any Loss Recovery Account balance or portion thereof attributable to the transferor unless the Transfer by which such transferee received such Shares did not involve a change of beneficial ownership.
“Management Services” means such investment advisory and other services as the Adviser is required to provide to the Company pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement.
“Member” means any person who shall have been admitted to the Company as a member (including any Director in such person’s capacity as a member of the Company) until the Company has repurchased all Shares held by such person pursuant to Section 4.6 hereof or a substituted Member or Members has been admitted with respect to all of such person’s Shares pursuant to Section 4.4 hereof; such term includes the Adviser, in its capacity as a member of the Company, to the extent the Adviser holds Shares and shall have been admitted to the Company
as a member. Persons seeking to be admitted to the Company as Members, or seeking to purchase additional Shares of the Company pursuant to Section 5.1 hereof, shall be required to submit such subscription materials as the Company shall require from time to time and to make the representations set forth in Appendix A attached hereto relating to satisfaction of the Company’s “accreditation” and other eligibility standards.
“Net Assets” means the total value of all assets of the Company, less an amount equal to all accrued debts, liabilities, obligations and reserves of (or allocable to) the Company, calculated before giving effect to any repurchases of Shares of the Company as of the date of calculation.
“1940 Act” means the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the rules, regulations and orders thereunder, as amended from time to time, or any successor law.
“Portfolio Fund” means unregistered investment funds and registered investment companies.
“Portfolio Managers” means investment advisers (which may include the Adviser) who enter into advisory agreements to manage a designated portfolio of investments for the Company or who manage Portfolio Funds in which the Company is invested.
“Securities” means securities (including, without limitation, equities, debt obligations, options, and other “securities” as that term is defined in section 2(a)(36) of the 0000 Xxx) and any contracts for forward or future delivery of any security, debt obligation or currency, or commodity, all types of derivative instruments and any contracts based on any index or group of securities, debt obligations or currencies, or commodities, and any options thereon, as well as investments in registered investment companies and private investment
funds.
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“Shares” means the transferable units of interest into which the limited liability company interests shall be divided from time to time and include fractions of Shares as well as whole Shares. Shares include those Shares issued as a result of the redenomination of the “Units” previously issued by the Company under the Initial Agreement, such redenomination to have been effected in connection with the Subchapter M Transition.
“Subchapter M Transition” means the close of the Company’s books as a partnership for Federal tax purposes to occur on (or on the day before) the effective date of the Company’s election to be treated as a corporation for Federal tax purposes.
“Transfer” means the assignment, transfer, sale, encumbrance, pledge or other disposition of one or more Shares.
“Valuation Date” means the date as of which the Company is directed by the Board of Directors to determine the value of its Net Assets, which shall include, but not be limited to, any date as of which the Company values Shares for purposes of determining the price at which the Shares are to be purchased by the Company in an offer made pursuant to Section 4.5 hereof.
ARTICLE II
ORGANIZATION; ADMISSION OF MEMBERS
SECTION 2.1 FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY.
Each member of the Board of Directors shall be designated an “authorized person” within the meaning of the Delaware Act, and any Director may execute and file in accordance with the Delaware Act any amendment to the Certificate and shall execute and file with applicable governmental authorities any other instruments, documents and certificates that, in the opinion of the Company’s legal counsel, may from time to time be required by the laws of the United States of America, the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction in which the Company shall determine to do business, or any political subdivision or agency thereof, or which such legal counsel may deem necessary or appropriate to effectuate, implement and continue the valid existence and business of the Company. The parties hereto hereby
ratify Xxxxxxx Xxxxx as an “authorized person” within the meaning of the Delaware Act for the exclusive purpose of executing, delivering and filing the Certificate with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
SECTION 2.2 NAME.
The name of the Company shall be “CADOGAN OPPORTUNISTIC ALTERNATIVES FUND, LLC” or such other name as the Board of Directors may hereafter adopt upon (i) causing an appropriate amendment to the Certificate to be filed in accordance with the Delaware Act and (ii) sending notice thereof to each Member.
SECTION 2.3 PRINCIPAL AND REGISTERED OFFICE.
The Company shall have its principal office at 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, or at such other place designated from time to time by the Board of Directors.
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The Company shall have its registered office in Delaware at 0000 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, and shall have Corporation Service Company as its registered agent for service of process in Delaware, unless a different registered office or agent is designated from time to time by the Board of Directors.
SECTION 2.4 DURATION.
The term of the Company commenced on the filing of the Certificate with the Secretary of State of Delaware and shall continue until the Company is dissolved pursuant to Section 7.1 hereof. The existence of the Company as a separate legal entity shall continue until cancellation of the Certificate as provided in the Delaware Act. A Director or any designated officer of the Company 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 New York and in any other jurisdiction in which the Company may wish to conduct business.
SECTION 2.5 OBJECTIVE AND BUSINESS OF THE COMPANY.
(a) The objective and business of the Company is to purchase, sell (including short sales), invest and trade in Securities, on margin or otherwise, and to engage in any financial or derivative transactions relating thereto or otherwise. The Company may carry out its activities directly or indirectly through the purchase of interests in Portfolio Funds. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Company, and each Director on behalf of the Company, may execute, deliver and perform all contracts, agreements, subscription documents and other undertakings and engage in all activities and transactions that may in the opinion of the Board
of Directors be necessary or advisable to carry out its objective or business.
(b) The Company shall operate as a closed-end, nondiversified, management investment company in accordance with the 1940 Act and subject to any fundamental policies and investment restrictions set forth in the Form N-2.
SECTION 2.6 BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
(a) The Directors serving on the Board of Directors are (or will be upon their consent to such service) Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxx and Xxxxxxx Xxxxx. By signing this Agreement or the signature page of the Company’s subscription agreement, each Member admitted on the Closing Date will be deemed to have voted for the election of each of the initial Directors to the Board of Directors designated to serve as Directors on the Board of Directors prior to the Closing Date. The Board of
Directors may, subject to the provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section 2.6 with respect to the number of and vacancies in the position of Director of and the provisions of Section 3.3 hereof with respect to the election of Directors to the Board of Directors by Members, designate any person who shall agree to be bound by all of the terms of this Agreement as a Director. The names and mailing addresses of the Directors shall be set forth in the books and records of the Company. The number of Directors shall be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors.
(b) Subject to any maximum term of service, required age of retirement or similar limitation that the Board of Directors may establish from time to time, each Director shall serve on the Board of Directors for the duration of the term of the Company, unless his or her status as
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a Director shall be sooner terminated pursuant to Section 4.2 hereof. In the event of any vacancy in the position of Director, the remaining Directors may appoint an individual to serve in such capacity, so long as immediately after such appointment at least two-thirds (2/3) of the Directors then serving would have been elected by the Members. The Board of Directors may call a meeting of Members to fill any vacancy in the position of Director, and shall do so within 60 days after any date on which Directors who were elected by the Members cease to constitute a majority of the Directors then serving on the Board of Directors.
(c) Each director shall be a “Manager” of the Company for purposes the Delaware Act.
(d) In the event that no Director remains to continue the business of the Company, the Adviser shall promptly call a meeting of the Members, to be held within 60 days after the date on which the last Director ceased to act in that capacity, for the purpose of determining whether to continue the business of the Company and, if the business shall be continued, of electing the required number of Directors to the Board of Directors. If the Members shall determine at such meeting not to continue the business of the Company or if the required number of Directors is not elected within 60 days after the date on which the last Director ceased to act in that capacity,
then the Company shall be dissolved pursuant to Section 7.1 hereof and the assets of the Company shall be liquidated and distributed pursuant to Section 7.2 hereof.
SECTION 2.7 MEMBERS.
The Company may offer Shares for purchase by investors in such manner and at such times as may be determined by the Board of Directors. All subscriptions for Shares are subject to the receipt of cleared funds on or before the acceptance date in the full amount of the subscription, plus the applicable sales charge, if any. Subject to the foregoing terms, Members may be admitted to the Company subject to the condition that each such Member shall execute an appropriate signature page of this Agreement or of the Company’s subscription agreement pursuant to which such Member agrees to be bound by all the terms and provisions hereof. The Board of Directors (or its designated agents) may, in its (or their) sole discretion, reject
any subscription for Shares. The Board of Directors (or its designated agents) may, in its (or their) sole discretion, suspend subscriptions for Shares at any time. The admission of any person as a Member shall be effective upon the revision of the books and records of the Company to reflect the name and the purchase of Shares of the Company of such additional Member. No act, vote or approval of any Member of the Company is required to admit a new Member in accordance with this Section 2.7.
SECTION 2.8 [Removed and Reserved]
SECTION 2.9 MANAGING MEMBER.
The managing member that served in such capacity under the Initial Agreement resigned from such service on or about the effective date of this Agreement. All rights, responsibilities and duties attaching to the office of the managing member (except those under Sections 3.6 and 3.7 hereof) terminated upon such resignation.
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SECTION 2.10 BOTH DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS.
A Member may at the same time be a Director and a Member, in which event such Member’s rights and obligations in each capacity shall be determined separately in accordance with the terms and provisions hereof or as provided in the Delaware Act.
SECTION 2.11 LIMITED LIABILITY.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or the Delaware 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 no Member shall be obligated personally for any such debt, obligation or liability of the Company or such Series solely by reason of being a Member.
(b) Except as provided under applicable law, a Director shall not be liable for the Company’s debts, obligations and liabilities solely by reason of being a Director of the Company.
ARTICLE III
MANAGEMENT
SECTION 3.1 MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL.
(a) Management and control of the business of the Company shall be vested in the Board of Directors, which shall have the right, power and authority, on behalf of the Company and in its name, to exercise all rights, powers and authority of “Managers” of a limited liability company under the Delaware Act and to do all things necessary and proper to carry out the objective and business of the Company and their duties hereunder. No Director shall have the authority individually to act on behalf of or to bind the Company except within the scope of such Director’s authority as delegated by the Board of Directors. The parties hereto intend that,
except to the extent otherwise expressly provided herein, (i) each Director shall be vested with the same powers, authority and responsibilities on behalf of the Company as are customarily vested in each director of a Delaware corporation and (ii) each Independent Director shall be vested with the same powers, authority and responsibilities on behalf of the Company as are customarily vested in each director of a closed-end management investment company registered under the 1940 Act that is organized as a Delaware corporation who is not an “interested person” of such company as such term is defined in the 1940 Act. Subject to Section 2.6 hereof, during any period in which the Company shall have no Directors, the Adviser shall continue to serve as the Adviser to the Company and to provide the Management Services to the Company.
(b) Members shall have no right to participate in and shall take no part in the management or control of the Company’s business and shall have no right, power or authority to act for or bind the Company. Members shall have the right to vote on any matters only as provided in this Agreement or on any matters that require the approval of the holders of voting securities under the 1940 Act or as otherwise required in the Delaware Act.
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(c) Notwithstanding any provision herein (whether providing for action or determination by the Board of Directors in its discretion or otherwise), the Board of Directors may delegate to any other person any right, power and authority vested by this Agreement in the Board of Directors to the extent permissible under applicable law.
SECTION 3.2 ACTIONS BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
(a) Unless provided otherwise in this Agreement, the Board of Directors shall act only: (i) by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Directors (including the vote of a majority of the Independent Directors if required by the 0000 Xxx) present at a meeting duly called at which a quorum of the Directors shall be present (in person or, if in-person attendance is not required by the 1940 Act, by telephone) or (ii) by unanimous written consent of all of the Directors without a meeting, if permissible under the 0000 Xxx.
(b) The Board of Directors may designate from time to time a principal Director who shall preside at all meetings (the “Chair”). Meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the Chair or by any two Directors or by any person designated by the Board of Directors as the Company’s corporate secretary or assistant secretary, and may be held on such date and at such time and place, as the Board of Directors shall determine. Each Director shall be entitled to receive
written notice of the date, time and place of such meeting within a reasonable time in advance of the meeting. Notice need not be given to any Director who shall attend a meeting without objecting to the lack of notice provided he or she shall execute a written waiver of notice with respect to the meeting or shall affirmatively state such waiver of notice for the purpose of recording the same in the minutes of the proceedings to be maintained with respect to the meeting. Directors may attend and participate in any meeting by telephone except where in-person attendance at a meeting is required by the 1940 Act. A majority of the Directors shall constitute a quorum at any meeting.
SECTION 3.3 MEETINGS OF MEMBERS.
(a) Actions requiring the vote of the Members may be taken at any duly constituted meeting of the Members at which a quorum is present. Meetings of the Members may be called by the Board of Directors or by Members holding at least a majority of the total number of votes eligible to be cast by Members at such meeting, and may be held at such time, date and place as the Board of Directors shall determine. The Board of Directors shall arrange to provide written notice of the meeting, stating the date, time and place of the meeting and the record date therefor, to each Member entitled to vote at the meeting within a reasonable time prior thereto. Failure to
receive notice of a meeting on the part of any Member shall not affect the validity of any act or proceeding of the meeting, so long as a quorum shall be present at the meeting, except as otherwise required by applicable law. Only matters set forth in the notice of a meeting may be voted on by the Members at a meeting. The presence in person or by proxy of Members holding a majority of the total number of votes eligible to be cast by all Members as of the record date shall constitute a quorum at any meeting. In the absence of a quorum, a meeting of the Members may be adjourned by action of a majority of the Members present in person or by proxy without additional notice to the Members. Except as otherwise required or permitted by any provision of this Agreement or of the 1940 Act, (i) those candidates for Director receiving a plurality of the votes cast at any meeting of all Members shall be elected as Directors and (ii) all other actions of Members taken at a meeting shall require the affirmative
vote of Members holding a majority of
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the total number of votes eligible to be cast by those Members who are present in person or by proxy at such meeting.
(b) Each Member shall be entitled to cast at any meeting of Members that number of votes attaching to the Member’s Shares in accord with Section 6.2(b)(6) hereof as of the record date for such meeting. The Board of Directors shall establish a record date not less than 10 nor more than 65 days prior to the date of any meeting of Members to determine eligibility to vote at such meeting and the number of votes that each Member will be entitled to cast thereat, and shall maintain for each such record date a list setting forth the name of each Member and the number of votes that each Member will be entitled to cast at the meeting.
(c) A Member may vote at any meeting of Members by a proxy properly executed in writing by the Member and filed with the Company before or at the time of the meeting. A proxy may be suspended or revoked, as the case may be, by the Member executing the proxy by a later writing delivered to the Company at any time prior to exercise of the proxy or if the Member executing the proxy shall be present at the meeting and decide to vote in person. Any action of the Members that is permitted to be taken at a meeting of the Members may be taken without a meeting if consents in writing, setting forth the action taken, are signed by Members holding a majority of the
total number of votes eligible to be cast or such greater percentage as may be required in order to approve such action.
SECTION 3.4 CUSTODY OF ASSETS OF THE COMPANY.
The physical possession of all funds, Securities or other properties of the Company shall at all times, be held, controlled and administered by one or more custodians retained by the Company in accordance with the requirements of the 1940 Act and the rules there under.
SECTION 3.5 OTHER ACTIVITIES OF MEMBERS AND DIRECTORS.
(a) The Directors shall not be required to devote full time to the affairs of the Company, but shall devote such time as may reasonably be required to perform their obligations under this Agreement.
(b) Any Member or Director, and any Affiliate of any Member or Director, may engage in or possess an interest in other business ventures or commercial dealings of every kind and description, independently or with others, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary at law or in equity, including, but not limited to, acquisition and disposition of Securities, provision of investment advisory or brokerage services, serving as directors, officers, employees, advisors or agents of other companies, partners of any partnership, members of any limited liability company, or trustees of any trust, or entering into any other commercial arrangements. No Member or
Director shall have any rights in or to such activities of any other Member or Director, or any profits derived therefrom.
SECTION 3.6 DUTY OF CARE.
(a) To the fullest extent permitted by law, no Director, officer of the Company, nor the managing member shall be liable to the Company or to any of its Members for any loss or damage occasioned by any act or omission in the performance of his, her or its services under
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this Agreement (or any predecessor Agreement hereto), unless it shall be determined by final judicial decision on the merits from which there is no further right to appeal that such loss is directly and solely due to an act or omission of such Director, officer or managing member constituting bad faith or gross negligence involved in the conduct of such Director’s, officer’s or managing member’s office.
(b) A Member not in breach of any obligation hereunder or under any agreement pursuant to which such Member subscribed for Shares shall be liable to the Company, any other Member or third parties only as provided under the Delaware Act and applicable law.
SECTION 3.7 INDEMNIFICATION.
(a) To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company shall, subject to Section 3.7(b) hereof, indemnify each Director, officer of the Company and the managing member (including for this purpose his, her or its executors, heirs, assigns, successors or other legal representatives), against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses, including, but not limited to, amounts paid in satisfaction of judgments, in compromise, or as fines or penalties, and reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel, accountants or other professionals incurred in connection with the investigation, defense or disposition of any action, suit, investigation or
other proceeding, whether civil or criminal, before any judicial, arbitral, administrative or legislative body, in which such indemnitee may be or may have been involved as a party or otherwise, or with which such indemnitee may be or may have been threatened, while in office or thereafter, by reason of being or having been a Director, officer of the Company or the managing member or the past or present performance of services to the Company by such indemnitee, under this Agreement or any predecessor agreement hereto), except to the extent such loss, claim, damage, liability, cost or expense shall have been finally determined in a decision on the merits from which there is no further right to appeal in any such action, suit, investigation or other proceeding to have been incurred or suffered by such indemnitee by reason of bad faith or gross negligence involved in the conduct of such indemnitee’s office. The rights of indemnification provided under this Section 3.7 shall not be construed to
provide for indemnification for any liability (including liability under federal securities laws that, under certain circumstances, impose liability even on persons that act in good faith) to the extent (but only to the extent) that such indemnification would be in violation of applicable law, but shall be construed to effectuate the applicable provisions of this Section 3.7 to the fullest extent permitted by law.
(b) Expenses, including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel, accountants or other professionals, so incurred by any such indemnitee (but excluding amounts paid in satisfaction of judgments, in compromise, or as fines or penalties), shall be paid from time to time by the Company in advance of the final disposition of any such action, suit, investigation or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such indemnitee to repay to the Company amounts so paid if it shall ultimately be determined that indemnification of such expenses is not authorized under Section 3.7(a) hereof; provided, however, that (i) the Company shall be insured by or on behalf of such indemnitee against losses arising by reason of such indemnitee’s failure to fulfill such undertaking, or (ii) a majority of the Directors (excluding any Director who is either seeking advancement of expenses hereunder or is or has been a party to any other action, suit, investigation or proceeding involving claims similar to those involved in the action, suit, investigation or proceeding giving rise to a claim for advancement of expenses
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hereunder) or independent legal counsel in a written opinion shall determine based on a review of readily available facts (as opposed to a full trial-type inquiry) that there is reason to believe such indemnitee ultimately will be entitled to indemnification.
(c) As to the disposition of any action, suit, investigation or proceeding (whether by a compromise payment, pursuant to a consent decree or otherwise) without an adjudication or a decision on the merits by a court, or by any other body before which the proceeding shall have been brought, that an indemnitee is liable to the Company or its Members by reason of bad faith or gross negligence involved in the conduct of such indemnitee’s office, indemnification shall be provided pursuant to Section 3.7(a) hereof if (i) approved as in the best interests of the Company by a majority of the Directors (excluding any Director who is either seeking indemnification
hereunder or is or has been a party to any other action, suit, investigation or proceeding involving claims similar to those involved in the action, suit, investigation or proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder) upon a determination based upon a review of readily available facts (as opposed to a full trial-type inquiry) that such indemnitee acted in good faith and in the reasonable belief that such actions were in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company and that such indemnitee is not liable to the Company or its Members by reason of bad faith or gross negligence involved in the conduct of such indemnitee’s office, or (ii) the Board of Directors secures a written opinion of independent legal counsel based upon a review of readily available facts (as opposed to a full trial-type inquiry) to the effect that such indemnification would not protect such indemnitee against any liability to the Company or its Members to which such indemnitee would otherwise be
subject by reason of bad faith or gross negligence involved in the conduct of such indemnitee’s office.
(d) Any indemnification or advancement of expenses made pursuant to this Section 3.7 shall not prevent the recovery from any indemnitee of any such amount if such indemnitee subsequently shall be determined in a decision on the merits from which there is no further right to appeal in any action, suit, investigation or proceeding involving the liability or expense that gave rise to such indemnification or advancement of expenses to be liable to the Company or its Members by reason of bad faith or gross negligence involved in the conduct of such indemnitee’s office. In (i) any suit brought by a Director (or other person entitled to indemnification
hereunder) to enforce a right to indemnification under this Section 3.7 it shall be a defense that, and (ii) in any suit in the name of the Company to recover any indemnification or advancement of expenses made pursuant to this Section 3.7 the Company shall be entitled to recover such expenses upon a final adjudication that, the Director or other person claiming a right to indemnification under this Section 3.7 has not met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in this Section 3.7. In any such suit brought to enforce a right to indemnification or to recover any indemnification or advancement of expenses made pursuant to this Section 3.7, the burden of proving that the Director or other person claiming a right to indemnification is not entitled to be indemnified, or to any indemnification or advancement of expenses, under this Section 3.7 shall be on the Company (or any Member acting derivatively or otherwise on behalf of the Company or its Members).
(e) An indemnitee may not satisfy any right of indemnification or advancement of expenses granted in this Section 3.7 or to which such indemnitee may otherwise be entitled except out of the assets of the Company, and no Member shall be personally liable with respect to any such claim for indemnification or advancement of expenses.
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(f) The rights of indemnification provided hereunder shall not be exclusive of or affect any other rights to which any person may be entitled by contract or otherwise under law. Nothing contained in this Section 3.7 shall affect the power of the Company to purchase and maintain liability insurance on behalf of any Director or other person.
SECTION 3.8 FEES, EXPENSES AND REIMBURSEMENT.
(a) So long as the Administrator provides administrative services to the Company, it shall be entitled to receive fees for such services as may be agreed to by the Administrator and the Company pursuant to an administrative services agreement.
(b) The Board of Directors may cause the Company to compensate each Director for his or her services as such. In addition, the Directors shall be reimbursed by the Company for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them in performing their duties under this Agreement.
(c) The Company shall bear all expenses incurred in its business and operations, other than those specifically required to be borne by the Adviser pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement or by the Administrator pursuant to the agreement
referred to in Section 3.8(a) hereof. Expenses to be borne by the Company include, but are not limited to, taxes, organizational (including costs and expenses related to registration of the Company), offering and investment-related expenses (such as fees and expenses charged by the Portfolio Managers and Portfolio Funds, placement fees, interest on indebtedness, administrative fees and expenses, custodial fees and expenses, bank service fees, other expenses related to the purchase, sale or transmittal of Company investments, fees for data and software providers, research expenses, professional fees (including, without limitation, expenses of consultants and experts relating to investments), legal expenses, internal and external accounting, audit and tax preparation expenses, corporate licensing, Board of Directors’ fees and expenses, including travel, insurance and other expenses associated with the operation of the Company, and fees and disbursements of any third party vendor performing tax compliance services. The Company also shall bear all taxes to which the Company may be subject, directly or indirectly and whether in the United States, any State thereof or any other U.S. or non-U.S. jurisdiction. In addition, the Company will bear any fees payable to the Adviser pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement. The Adviser shall be entitled to reimbursement from the Company for any of the above
expenses that it pays on behalf of the Company.
(d) Subject to procuring any required regulatory approvals, from time to time the Company may, alone or in conjunction with the Adviser and/or other accounts for which the Adviser, or any Affiliate of the Adviser, acts as general partner or investment adviser, purchase Insurance in such amounts, from such insurers and on such terms as the Board of Directors shall determine.
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ARTICLE IV
TERMINATION OF STATUS OF ADVISER AND DIRECTORS; TRANSFERS AND
REPURCHASES
SECTION 4.1 TERMINATION OF STATUS OF THE ADVISER.
The status of the Adviser shall terminate if the Investment Advisory Agreement with the Adviser terminates and the Company does not enter into a new Investment Advisory Agreement with the Adviser, effective as of the date of such termination.
SECTION 4.2 TERMINATION OF STATUS OF A DIRECTOR.
The status of a Director shall terminate if the Director (i) shall die; (ii) shall be adjudicated incompetent; (iii) shall voluntarily withdraw as a Director by written notice to the other Directors given at least 90 days (or such shorter period as may be mutually agreed among the Directors) prior to such withdrawal; (iv) shall be removed pursuant to Section 4.3; (v) shall be certified by a physician to be mentally or physically unable to perform his duties hereunder; (vi) shall be declared bankrupt by a court with appropriate jurisdiction, file a petition commencing a voluntary case under any bankruptcy law or make an assignment for the benefit of creditors (unless the other Directors determine to waive such disqualifying
circumstance); (vii) shall have a receiver appointed to administer the property or affairs of such Director (unless the other Directors determine to waive such disqualifying circumstance); or (viii) shall otherwise cease to be a Director of the Company under the Delaware Act.
SECTION 4.3 REMOVAL OF A DIRECTOR.
Any Director may be removed either by (a) the vote or written consent of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the Directors not subject to the removal vote or (b)(i) the vote, if at a meeting, of Members holding a majority of the outstanding voting securities or (ii) written consent of Members holding not less than two-thirds (2/3) of the total number of votes eligible to be cast by all Members for the election of Directors. For this purpose, the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities means, unless otherwise defined by the 1940 Act, the vote, at an annual or a special meeting of Members, of 67% or more of the total number of votes eligible to be cast by all Members present at the meeting, if the holders of more than 50% of the total number of votes eligible to be cast by all Members are present or
represented by proxy, or of more than 50% of the total number of votes eligible to be cast by all Members, whichever is less.
SECTION 4.4 TRANSFER OF SHARES.
(a) To the fullest extent permitted by law, Shares of a Member may be Transferred only (i) by operation of law pursuant to the death, divorce, bankruptcy, insolvency or dissolution of such Member or (ii) with the written consent of the Administrator, as authorized by the Board of Directors (which consent may be withheld in the Administrator’s sole discretion). In no event, however, will any transferee or assignee be admitted as a Member without the consent of the Board of Directors (or its delegate), which may be withheld in the sole discretion of the Board of Directors (or such delegate). To the fullest extent permitted by law, any pledge, transfer, or
assignment not made in accordance with this Section 4.4 will be void.
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(b) The Administrator may not consent to a Transfer of all or any Shares held by a Member unless: (i) the transferee benefiting from such Transfer is a person whom the Company believes is an accredited investor, as such term is defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933 or any successor thereto; and (ii) all Shares held by a Member are to be Transferred to a single transferee or, after the Transfer of less than all Shares, the value of the Shares held by each of the transferee and the transferor would not be less than $25,000 (or such lower amount equal to
the transferor’s initial Share balance in the Company). Any transferee that acquires Shares by operation of law as the result of the death, divorce, bankruptcy, insolvency or dissolution of a Member or otherwise shall be entitled to the rights of redemption or repurchase and of dividends or other distributions attaching to such Shares and to Transfer such Shares in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, but shall not be entitled to the other rights of a Member unless and until such transferee becomes a substituted Member. If a Member transfers Shares with the approval of the Board of Directors (or its delegate), the Board of Directors shall promptly take all necessary actions so that such transferee is admitted to the Company as a Member. Each Member affecting a Transfer and its transferee agree to pay all expenses, including attorneys’ and accountants’ fees, incurred by the Company in connection
with such Transfer.
(c) Each Member shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each member of the Board of Directors, the Adviser, each other Member and any Affiliate of the foregoing against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including legal or other expenses incurred in investigating or defending against any such losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses or any judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement), joint or several, to which such persons may become subject by reason of or arising from (i) any Transfer made by such Member in violation of this Section 4.4 and (ii) any misrepresentation by such Member (or such
Member’s transferee) in connection with any such Transfer.
SECTION 4.5 [Removed and Reserved].
SECTION 4.6 REPURCHASE OF SHARES.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, no Member or other person holding Shares shall have the right to require the Company to redeem its Shares. The Board of Directors from time to time, in its complete and exclusive discretion and on such terms and conditions as it may determine (subject to the 1940 Act and other applicable law), may cause the Company to offer to repurchase Shares pursuant to written tenders or to establish an agreed upon schedule for the same. Each such tender offer may be limited in amount (for example, to only a portion of the Shares outstanding). In determining whether to cause the Company to offer to make such
repurchases, the Board of Directors shall consider the recommendation of the Adviser, and shall also consider, as the Board of Directors may find relevant, such other factors relating to the business and affairs of the Company or to the markets in which the Company invests (directly or indirectly) or the economy generally.
(b) A Member who tenders for repurchase only a portion of such Member’s Shares shall be required to maintain a Share balance in each Company with a net asset value equal to at least $25,000 (or such lower amount equal to the Member’s initial Share balance as to the Company). If a Member tenders an amount that would cause the Member’s Share balance to fall below the required minimum following completion of a repurchase, the Company reserves the
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right to reduce the amount to be purchased from the Member pursuant to the tender so that the required minimum balance is maintained or to repurchase all the Member’s Shares in the Company.
(c) The Adviser may tender its Shares as a Member under Section 4.6(a) hereof.
(d) The Board of Directors may cause the Company to repurchase Shares of a Member or any person acquiring Shares from or through a Member in the event that the Board of Directors in its sole discretion determines that:
(1) such Shares have been transferred in violation of this Section 4.6, or such Shares have vested in any person other than by operation of law as the result of the death, divorce, dissolution, bankruptcy or incompetence of a Member;
(2) ownership of such Shares by a Member or other person is likely to cause the Company to be in violation of, or require registration of any Shares under, or subject the Company to additional registration or regulation under, the securities, commodities or other laws of the United States or any other relevant jurisdiction;
(3) continued ownership of such Shares by a Member may be harmful or injurious to the business or reputation of the Company, the Board of Directors, the Adviser or any of their affiliates, or may subject the Company or any Member to an undue risk of adverse tax or other fiscal or regulatory consequences;
(4) any of the representations and warranties made by a Member in connection with the acquisition of Shares was not true when made or has ceased to be true;
(5) with respect to a Member subject to special regulatory or compliance requirements (collectively, “Special Laws or Regulations”), such Member is likely to be subject to additional regulatory or compliance requirements under these Special Laws or Regulations by virtue of continuing to hold Shares; or
(6) it would be in the best interests of the Company for the Company to repurchase such Shares.
(e) Repurchases shall be effective after receipt and acceptance by the Company of eligible written tenders of Shares from Members and, unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors from time to time, shall be subject to the following repurchase procedures:
Members choosing to tender Shares for repurchase must do so by the 25th day of the second month prior to that containing the date as of which Shares are to be repurchased (the “Notice Date”). (For example, the Notice Date for a repurchase offer having a December 31 repurchase date would be October 25.) Shares or portions thereof will be valued as of the Valuation Date (which date, unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, shall be
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last business day of March, June, September or December, as applicable). Tenders are not revocable following the Notice Date;
promptly after accepting any tender, the Company will give to each Member a promissory note (the “Promissory Note”) entitling the Member to be paid an amount equal to the value, determined as of the Valuation Date, of the Member’s Shares accepted for repurchase; and
the Promissory Note will be non-interest bearing and nontransferable. Payment in respect of the Promissory Note will be made as of the later of (i) a period of within 30 days after the Valuation Date, and (ii) if the Company has requested withdrawal of its capital from one or more Portfolio Funds in order to fund the repurchase of Shares, within ten business days after the Company has received at least 90% of the aggregate amount withdrawn from such Portfolio Funds.
Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing to the contrary, the Board of Directors, in its discretion, may pay all or any portion of the repurchase price in marketable Securities (or any combination of marketable Securities and cash) having a value, determined as of the date of repurchase, equal to the amount to be repurchased.
ARTICLE V
CAPITAL
SECTION 5.1 [Removed and Reserved].
SECTION 5.2 RIGHTS OF MEMBERS TO CAPITAL.
No Member shall be entitled to interest on any Share purchase, nor shall any Member be entitled to the return of any capital of the Company except (i) upon the repurchase by the Company of such Member’s Shares pursuant to Section 4.6 hereof, or (ii) upon the liquidation of the Company’s assets pursuant to Section 7.2 hereof. No Member shall be liable for the return of any such amounts. No Member shall have the right to require partition of the Company’s property or to compel any sale or appraisal of the Company’s assets.
SECTION 5.3 [Removed and Reserved].
SECTION 5.4 [Removed and Reserved].
SECTION 5.5 [Removed and Reserved].
SECTION 5.6 [Removed and Reserved].
(a) All provisions under Section 5.6 of the Initial Agreement (also under the heading “Reserves”) shall be understood as terminated as of the date of the Subchapter M Transition, with no further rights on the part of any Member to specific credits with respect to reductions in previously established reserves for the liabilities of the Company and no further rights on the part of the Company to collections from Members with respect to increases in previously established reserves for Company liabilities.
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(b) Also as of the date of the Subchapter M Transition all matters relating to Company reserves of the nature contemplated by the preceding clause (a) shall be governed solely by Section 6.2(b)(2) hereof.
SECTION 5.7 [Removed and Reserved].
SECTION 5.8 [Removed and Reserved].
SECTION 5.9 [Removed and Reserved].
SECTION 5.10 WITHHOLDING.
(a) The Board of Directors may withhold and pay over to the Internal Revenue Service (or any other relevant taxing authority) taxes with respect to any Member to the extent required by the Code or any other applicable law.
(b) For purposes of this Agreement, any taxes so withheld by the Company with respect to any Member shall be deemed to be a distribution to such Member, reducing the amount otherwise distributable to such Member pursuant to this Agreement.
(c) The Board of Directors shall not be obligated to apply for or obtain a reduction of or exemption from withholding tax on behalf of any Member that may be eligible for such reduction or exemption. To the extent that a Member claims to be entitled to a reduced rate of, or exemption from, a withholding tax pursuant to an applicable income tax treaty, or otherwise, the Member shall furnish the Board of Directors with such information and forms as such Member may be required to complete when necessary to comply with any and all laws and regulations governing the obligations of withholding tax agents. Each Member represents and warrants that any such
information and forms furnished by such Member shall be true and accurate and agrees to indemnify the Company and each of the Members from any and all damages, costs and expenses resulting from the filing of inaccurate or incomplete information or forms relating to such withholding taxes.
SECTION 5.11 [Removed and Reserved].
ARTICLE VI
SUBCHAPTER M TRANSITION; SHARES
SECTION 6.1 Subchapter M Transition
As of the effective date of this Agreement, all “Units” issued by the Company under the Initial Agreement or the First Amended and Restated Agreement shall be redenominated as Shares of the Company and, in connection therewith and in consideration for the cancellation of such Units, each holder of Units of the Company shall be recorded in the books of the Company as the holder of Shares (which may include fractional Shares) equal in
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number to the Units of the Company held by such person before such date. For the avoidance of doubt, following the effective date of this Agreement, all such prior Units shall be considered as cancelled.
SECTION 6.2 Shares
(a) (1) The number of the Company’s authorized Shares and the number of Shares that may be issued is unlimited, and, subject to Section 2.7 hereof and Section 6.2(b)(7) hereof, the Directors may issue Shares for such consideration and on such terms as they may determine (or for no consideration if pursuant to a Share dividend or split-up), or may reduce the number of issued Shares in proportion to the relative net asset value of the Shares then outstanding, all without action or approval of the Shareholders. All such Shares shall have $0.00001 par value per Share. All Shares when so issued on the terms determined by the Directors shall be fully paid and non-assessable. The Directors may hold any Shares reacquired by the Company as treasury Shares, reissue such Shares for such consideration and on such terms as they may determine, or cancel such Shares, at their discretion from time to time. Shares may be issued in one or more Series pursuant to Section 2.11 hereof.
(2) In accordance with Section 2.10 hereof, any Adviser or Director, officer or other agent of the Company (including, without limitation, the Administrator), and any organization in which any such person is interested may acquire, own, hold and dispose of Shares of the Company to the same extent as if such person were not a Director, officer or other agent of the Company; and the Company may issue and sell or cause to be issued and sold and may purchase Shares from any such person or any such organization subject only to the limitations, restrictions or other provisions applicable to the sale or purchase of Shares generally.
(3) Shares shall not be represented by certificates, but only by notation on the Share records of the Company, as kept by the Company or by any transfer or similar agent, as the case may be. The Share records, whether maintained by the Company or any transfer or similar agent, as the case may be, shall be conclusive as to who are the holders of Shares and as to the number of Shares held from time to time by each such person.
(b) (1) All consideration received by the Company for the issue or sale of Shares, together with all assets in which such consideration is invested or reinvested, all income, earnings, profits, and proceeds thereof, including any proceeds derived from the sale, exchange or liquidation of such assets, and any funds or payments derived from any reinvestment of such proceeds in whatever form the same may be, shall irrevocably belong to the Company generally and not to the account of any particular Member or holder of Shares, subject only to the
rights of creditors, and shall be so recorded upon the books of account of the Company. The treatment of these items under this Section 6.2(b)(1) shall replace and be in lieu of the treatment of the same under the relevant provisions of Article V of the Initial Agreement, such replacement treatment to be effective as of the effective date of this Agreement and at all times thereafter.
(2) The liabilities, expenses, costs and charges (including any reserves as may be established from time to time) attributable to the Company shall be charged and allocated to the assets belonging to the Company generally and not to the account of any particular Member or holder of Shares and shall be so recorded upon the books of account of the Company. The treatment of these items under this Section 6.2(b)(2) shall replace and be in lieu of the treatment
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of the same under the relevant provisions of Article V of the First Amended and Restated Agreement, such replacement treatment to be effective as of the effective date of this Agreement and at all times thereafter.
(3) Dividends and distributions on Shares may be paid to the Members or holders of Shares of the Company, with such frequency as the Directors may determine, which may be daily or otherwise pursuant to a standing resolution or resolutions adopted only once or with such frequency as the Directors may determine, from such of the income, capital gains accrued or realized, and capital and surplus, after providing for actual and accrued liabilities of the Company. All dividends and distributions on Shares of the Company shall be distributed pro rata to the Members or other holders of Shares in the Company in proportion to the number of Shares held by
such persons at the date and time of record established for the payment of such dividends or distributions, except that in connection with any dividend or distribution program or procedure the Directors may determine that no dividend or distribution shall be payable on Shares as to which the Member’s purchase order and/or payment have not been received by the time or times established by the Directors under such program or procedure. Dividends and distributions on Shares may be made in cash or Shares or a combination thereof as determined by the Directors or pursuant to any program that the Directors may have in effect at the time for the election by each Member or other holder of Shares of the mode of the making of such dividend or distribution to that person. Any dividend or distribution paid in Shares will be paid at the net asset value thereof as determined in accordance with Section 8.3 hereof. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Directors may at any time declare
and distribute a dividend of stock or other property pro rata among the Members or other holders of Shares at the date and time of record established for the payment of such dividends or distributions.
(4) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Directors shall not be permitted to make a distribution to the Members on account of their interest in the Company if such distribution would violate Section 18-607 of the Delaware Act or any other applicable law.
(5) In the event of the liquidation or dissolution of the Company, the Members or other holders of Shares shall be entitled to receive, when and as declared by the Directors, the excess of the assets of the Company over its liabilities. Upon the liquidation or dissolution of the Company, the Directors shall make provisions for the satisfaction (whether by payment or the making of reasonable provision for payment thereof) of all of the Company’s outstanding obligations, taxes and other liabilities, accrued or contingent in accordance with the Delaware Act. Any remaining assets (which may, in the discretion of the Directors, include assets
distributed in-kind valued at their date of distribution in accordance with Section 8.3 hereof) shall be distributed among the Members or other holders of Shares in proportion to the relative number of Shares held by such persons.
(6) Shares shall be transferable only in accordance with Section 4.4 hereof.
(7) Except as provided herein, each Share shall represent an equal proportionate interest in the Net Assets of the Company, and each Share shall be equal with respect to net asset value per Share as against each other Shares. The rights attaching to all Shares shall be identical as to right of redemption or repurchase by the Company, dividends and other distributions (whether or not on liquidation), and voting rights (the vote attaching to each Share or fraction
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thereof being equal to the dollar value of the same as of the record date for any such vote, if such record date is a Valuation Date, or if such record date is not a Valuation Date, the Valuation Date most recently preceding such record date). The Directors may from time to time divide or combine the Shares into a greater or lesser number of Shares provided that such division or combination does not change the proportionate beneficial interest in the assets of the Company of any Member or other holder of Shares or in any way affect the rights of Shares.
(8) The Directors, subject to Section 2.7 hereof, may accept investments in the Company by way of Share purchase, from such persons, on such terms (including minimum purchase amounts) and for such consideration, not inconsistent with the provisions of the 1940 Act, as they from time to time authorize or determine. Such investments may be in the form of cash, Securities or other property in which the Company is authorized to invest, hold or own, valued as provided in Section 8.3 hereof. The Directors may authorize any distributor, principal underwriter, custodian, transfer agent or other person to accept orders for the purchase or sale of Shares that
conform to such authorized terms and to reject any purchase or sale orders for Shares whether or not conforming to such authorized terms.
(9) Shares may be issued as fractions thereof. Any fractional Share, if outstanding, shall carry proportionately all the rights and obligations of a whole Share, including those rights and obligations with respect to voting, receipt of dividends and distributions, redemption of Shares, and liquidation of the Company. Fractions of Shares shall be calculated to three decimal points.
ARTICLE VII
DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION
SECTION 7.1 DISSOLUTION.
The Company shall be dissolved:
(1) upon the affirmative vote to dissolve the Company by: (i) a majority of the Board of Directors (including a majority of the Independent Directors) or (ii) Members holding at least two-thirds (2/3) of the total number of votes eligible to be cast with respect to the Company; or
(2) as required by the Delaware Act or other applicable law.
In addition, the Company will be dissolved if (i) any Member has submitted a written request, in accordance with Section 4.6, to tender all of its Shares for repurchase by the Company and has not been given the opportunity to tender all such Shares within a period of two years after such request (whether in a single repurchase offer or multiple offers within the two-year period); and (ii) such Member delivers a written notice of intent to dissolve the Company to the Board of Directors (such notice to specify the particular circumstances appearing to warrant dissolution and to be delivered at least 90 days prior to the expiration of such two-year period).
Dissolution of the Company shall be effective on the day on which the event giving rise to the dissolution shall occur, but the existence of the Company as a separate legal entity shall not
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terminate until the assets of the Company have been liquidated in accordance with Section 7.2 hereof and the Certificate has been canceled.
SECTION 7.2 WINDING UP.
(a) Upon the dissolution of the Company as provided in Section 6.2(b)(5) hereof, the Directors shall promptly appoint the Administrator as the liquidating trustee and the Administrator shall wind up the business and administrative affairs of the Company, except that if the Board of Directors does not appoint the Administrator as the liquidating trustee or the Administrator is unable to perform this function (or to designate an appropriate delegate to do so), a liquidating trustee elected by Members holding a majority of the total number of votes eligible to be cast shall promptly wind up the business and administrative affairs of the Company.
(b) The proceeds from liquidation shall be distributed as contemplated by Section 6.2(b)(5) hereof.
ARTICLE VIII
ACCOUNTING, VALUATIONS AND BOOKS AND RECORDS
SECTION 8.1 ACCOUNTING AND REPORTS.
(a) Although the Company shall adopt for tax accounting purposes any accounting method that the Board of Directors shall decide, in its sole discretion, is in the best interests of the Company, it is anticipated that the Company will maintain its books and records on the accrual method of accounting based upon generally accepted accounting principles except as otherwise described in this Agreement. The Company’s accounts shall be maintained in U.S. currency.
(b) After the end of each taxable year (and/or each calendar year), the Company shall furnish to each Member such information regarding the operation of the Company and such Member’s Shares as is necessary for Members to complete federal, state and local income tax or information returns and any other tax information required by federal, state or local law.
(c) Except as otherwise required by the 1940 Act, or as may otherwise be permitted by rule, regulation or order, within 60 days after the close of the period for which a report required under this Section 8.1(c) is being made, the Company shall furnish to each Member a semi-annual report and an annual report containing the information required by such Act. The Company shall cause financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles contained in each annual report furnished hereunder to be accompanied by a report of independent public accountants based upon an audit performed in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. The Company may furnish to each Member such other periodic reports as it deems necessary or appropriate in its discretion.
SECTION 8.2 [Removed and Reserved].
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SECTION 8.3 VALUATION OF NET ASSETS.
(a) Except as may be required by the 1940 Act, the Board of Directors shall value or have valued any Securities or other assets and liabilities of the Company as of the close of business on the last business day of each month within 10 business days of the last day of the month (and on any such additional day or days as the Directors in their discretion may determine) in accordance with such valuation procedures as shall be established from time to time by the Board of Directors and that conform to the requirements of the 1940 Act. In determining the value of the assets of the Company, no value shall be placed on the goodwill or name of the Company, or the
office records, files, statistical data or any similar intangible assets of the Company not normally reflected in the Company’s accounting records.
(b) The Company will value interests in Portfolio Funds not managed by the Direct Allocation Subadvisers at fair value, which ordinarily will be the value determined by the respective Portfolio Managers in accordance with the policies established by the relevant Portfolio Fund.
(c) The value of Securities and other assets of the Company and the net worth of the Company as a whole determined pursuant to this Section 8.3 shall be conclusive and binding on all of the Members and all parties claiming through or under them.
ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
SECTION 9.1 AMENDMENT OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section 9.1, this Agreement may be amended, in whole or in part, with: (i) the approval of a majority of the Board of Directors (including the approval of a majority of the Independent Directors, if required by the 0000 Xxx) and (ii) if required by the 1940 Act, the approval of the Members by such vote as is required by the 0000 Xxx.
(b) Any amendment that would:
(1) increase the obligation of a Member to make any contribution to the capital of the Company;
(2) reduce the rights attaching to the Shares held by any person as against the rights attaching to the Shares held by any other person (other than by increasing the expenses or liabilities of the Company as a whole); or
(3) modify the events causing the dissolution of the Company;
may be made only if (i) the written consent of each Member adversely affected thereby is obtained prior to the effectiveness thereof or (ii) such amendment does not become effective until (A) each Member has received written notice of such amendment and (B) any Member objecting to such amendment has been afforded a reasonable opportunity (pursuant to such
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procedures as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors) to tender all of such person’s Shares for repurchase by the Company.
(c) The power of the Board of Directors to amend this Agreement at any time without the consent of the Members in accordance with paragraph (a) of this Section 9.01 shall, without limitation, specifically include the power to:
(1) restate this Agreement together with any amendments hereto that have been duly adopted in accordance herewith to incorporate such amendments in a single, integrated document;
(2) amend this Agreement (other than with respect to the matters set forth in Section 9.1(b) hereof) to effect compliance with any applicable law or regulation, or reasonable interpretation thereof, or to cure any ambiguity or to correct or supplement any provision hereof that may be inconsistent with any other provision hereof;
(3) amend this Agreement, taking due consideration of the interests of the Members as a whole, to make such changes as may be necessary or advisable to ensure that the Company maintains its then-current federal tax treatment.
(d) Any amendment that would modify the provisions of this Section 9.1 (if material) may be made only with the unanimous consent of the Members and, to the extent required by the 1940 Act, approval of a majority of the Directors (and, if so required, a majority of the Independent Directors).
(e) The Board of Directors shall cause written notice to be given of any amendment to this Agreement (other than any amendment of the type contemplated by clause (1) of Section 9.1(c) hereof) to each Member, which notice shall set forth (i) the text of the amendment or (ii) a summary thereof and a statement that the text thereof will be furnished to any Member upon request. For the avoidance of doubt, written notice under this paragraph (e) need not be prior written notice.
SECTION 9.2 SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY.
(a) Each Member hereby irrevocably makes, constitutes and appoints each duly named officer of the Company, with full power of substitution, the true and lawful representative and attorney-in-fact of, and in the name, place and stead of, such Member, with the power from time to time to make, execute, sign, acknowledge, swear to, verify, deliver, record, file and/or publish:
(1) any amendment to this Agreement that complies with the provisions of this Agreement (including the provisions of Section 9.1 hereof);
(2) any amendment to the Certificate required because this Agreement is amended, including, without limitation, an amendment to effectuate any change in the membership of the Company; and
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(3) all such other instruments, documents and certificates that, in the opinion of legal counsel to the Company, may from time to time be required by the laws of the United States of America, the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction in which the Company shall determine to do business, or any political subdivision or agency thereof, or that such legal counsel may deem necessary or appropriate to effectuate, implement and continue the valid existence and business of the Company as a limited liability company under the Delaware Act.
(b) Each Member is aware that the terms of this Agreement permit certain amendments to this Agreement to be effected and certain other actions to be taken or omitted by or with respect to the Company without such Member’s consent. If an amendment to the Certificate or this Agreement or any action by or with respect to the Company is taken in the manner contemplated by this Agreement, each Member agrees that, notwithstanding any objection that such Member may assert with respect to such action, the attorney-in-fact appointed hereby is authorized and empowered, with full power of substitution, to exercise the authority granted above in any manner that may
be necessary or appropriate to permit such amendment to be made or action lawfully taken or omitted. Each Member is fully aware that each Member will rely on the effectiveness of this special power of attorney with a view to the orderly administration of the affairs of the Company.
(c) This power of attorney is a special power of attorney and is coupled with an interest in favor of the Company and each duly named officer thereof and as such:
(1) shall be irrevocable and continue in full force and effect notwithstanding the subsequent death or incapacity of any party granting this power of attorney, regardless of whether the Company or such officer shall have had notice thereof; and
(2) shall survive the delivery of a Transfer by a Member of all or portion of such Member’s Shares, except that when the transferee thereof has been approved by the Board of Directors for admission to the Company as a substituted Member, this power of attorney given by the transferor shall survive the delivery of such assignment for the sole purpose of enabling any such officer to execute, acknowledge and file any instrument necessary to effect such substitution.
SECTION 9.3 NOTICES.
Notices that may be or are required to be provided under this Agreement shall be made, if to a Member, by regular mail, registered or certified mail return receipt requested, commercial courier service, telecopier (receipt confirmed) or hand delivery, or if to the Board of Directors or the Adviser, by hand delivery, registered or certified mail return receipt requested, commercial courier service, or telecopier (receipt confirmed), and shall be addressed to the respective parties hereto at their addresses as set forth in the books and records of the Company. Notices shall be deemed to have been provided when delivered by hand, on the date indicated as the date of receipt on a return receipt or when received if sent by regular mail, commercial courier service, or telecopier. A document that is not a notice and
that is required to be provided under this Agreement by any party to another party may be delivered by any reasonable means.
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SECTION 9.4 AGREEMENT BINDING UPON SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS.
This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, successors, assigns, executors, trustees or other legal representatives, but the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder may not be Transferred or delegated except as provided in this Agreement and any attempted Transfer or delegation thereof that is not made pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be void.
SECTION 9.5 APPLICABILITY OF 1940 ACT AND FORM N-2.
The parties hereto acknowledge that this Agreement is not intended to, and does not, set forth the substantive provisions contained in the 1940 Act and the Form N-2 that affect numerous aspects of the conduct of the Company’s business and of the rights, privileges and obligations of the Members. Each provision of this Agreement shall be subject to and interpreted in a manner consistent with the applicable provisions of the 1940 Act and the Form N-2.
SECTION 9.6 CHOICE OF LAW; ARBITRATION.
(a) Notwithstanding the place where this Agreement may be executed by any of the parties hereto, the parties expressly agree that all the terms and provisions hereof shall be construed under the laws of the State of Delaware, including the Delaware Act, without regard to the conflict of law principles of such State.
(b) TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, UNLESS OTHERWISE AGREED IN WRITING, EACH MEMBER AGREES TO SUBMIT ALL CONTROVERSIES ARISING BETWEEN MEMBERS OR ONE OR MORE MEMBERS AND THE COMPANY TO ARBITRATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS SET FORTH BELOW AND UNDERSTANDS THAT:
(1) ARBITRATION IS FINAL AND BINDING ON THE PARTIES;
(2) THE PARTIES ARE WAIVING THEIR RIGHT TO SEEK REMEDIES IN COURT, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL;
(3) PRE-ARBITRATION DISCOVERY IS GENERALLY MORE LIMITED AND DIFFERENT FROM COURT PROCEEDINGS;
(4) THE ARBITRATOR’S AWARD IS NOT REQUIRED TO INCLUDE FACTUAL FINDINGS OR LEGAL REASONING AND A PARTY’S RIGHT TO APPEAL OR TO SEEK MODIFICATION OF RULINGS BY ARBITRATORS IS STRICTLY LIMITED; AND
(5) THE PANEL OF ARBITRATORS WILL TYPICALLY INCLUDE A MINORITY OF ARBITRATORS WHO WERE OR ARE AFFILIATED WITH THE SECURITIES INDUSTRY.
(c) ALL CONTROVERSIES THAT MAY ARISE AMONG MEMBERS AND ONE OR MORE MEMBERS AND THE COMPANY CONCERNING THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DETERMINED BY ARBITRATION IN NEW YORK CITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH
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THE FEDERAL ARBITRATION ACT, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. ANY ARBITRATION UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DETERMINED BEFORE AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES THEN OBTAINING OF EITHER THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, INC. (THE “NYSE”) OR THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SECURITIES DEALERS, INC. (THE “NASD”), AS THE MEMBER OR ENTITY INSTITUTING THE ARBITRATION MAY ELECT. IF THE NYSE OR NASD DOES NOT ACCEPT THE ARBITRATION FOR CONSIDERATION, THE
ARBITRATION SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO, AND DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES THEN OBTAINING OF, THE CENTER FOR PUBLIC RESOURCES, INC. IN NEW YORK CITY. JUDGMENT ON ANY AWARD OF ANY SUCH ARBITRATION MAY BE ENTERED IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR IN ANY OTHER COURT HAVING JURISDICTION OF THE PERSON OR PERSONS AGAINST WHOM SUCH AWARD IS RENDERED. ANY NOTICE OF SUCH ARBITRATION OR FOR THE CONFIRMATION OF ANY AWARD IN ANY ARBITRATION SHALL BE SUFFICIENT IF GIVEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT. EACH MEMBER AGREES THAT THE DETERMINATION OF THE ARBITRATORS SHALL BE BINDING AND CONCLUSIVE UPON THEM.
(d) NO MEMBER SHALL BRING A PUTATIVE OR CERTIFIED CLASS ACTION TO ARBITRATION, NOR SEEK TO ENFORCE ANY PRE-DISPUTE ARBITRATION AGREEMENT AGAINST ANY PERSON WHO HAS INITIATED IN COURT A PUTATIVE CLASS ACTION; OR WHO IS A MEMBER OF A PUTATIVE CLASS WHO HAS NOT OPTED OUT OF THE CLASS WITH RESPECT TO ANY CLAIMS ENCOMPASSED BY THE PUTATIVE CLASS ACTION UNTIL: (I) THE CLASS CERTIFICATION IS DENIED; OR (II) THE CLASS IS DECERTIFIED; OR (III) THE MEMBER IS EXCLUDED FROM THE CLASS BY THE COURT. SUCH FORBEARANCE TO ENFORCE AN AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE A WAIVER OF ANY RIGHTS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT STATED HEREIN.
Notwithstanding any provision of the Agreement to the contrary, this Section 9.6 of this Agreement 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 9.6 of this Agreement, including any Commercial Arbitration Rules or rules of the American Arbitration Association shall be invalid or unenforceable under the Delaware Uniform Arbitration Act, 10 Del. C.§ 5701, et seq. (the "Delaware Arbitration Act"), or other applicable law, such invalidity shall not invalidate all of this Section 9.6
of this Agreement. In that case, this Section 9.6 of this Agreement 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 9.6 of this Agreement shall be construed to omit such invalid or unenforceable provision.
SECTION 9.7 NOT FOR BENEFIT OF CREDITORS.
The provisions of this Agreement are intended only for the regulation of relations among past, present and future Members, Directors and the Company. This Agreement is not intended
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for the benefit of non-Member creditors and no rights are granted to non-Member creditors under this Agreement.
SECTION 9.8 CONSENTS.
Any and all consents, agreements or approvals provided for or permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing and a signed copy thereof shall be filed and kept with the books of the Company.
SECTION 9.9 MERGER AND CONSOLIDATION.
(a) The Company may merge or consolidate with or into one or more limited liability companies formed under the Delaware Act or other business entities pursuant to an agreement of merger or consolidation that has been approved in the manner contemplated by section 18-209(b) of the Delaware Act.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement, an agreement of merger or consolidation approved in accordance with section 18-209(b) of the Delaware Act may, to the extent permitted by section 18-209(f) of the Delaware Act, (i) effect any amendment to this Agreement, (ii) effect the adoption of a new limited liability company agreement for the Company if it is the surviving or resulting limited liability company in the merger or consolidation, or (iii) provide that the limited liability company agreement of any other constituent limited liability company to the merger or consolidation (including a limited liability
company formed for the purpose of consummating the merger or consolidation) shall be the limited liability company agreement of the surviving or resulting limited liability company.
SECTION 9.10 PRONOUNS.
All pronouns shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine, neuter, singular or plural, as the identity of the person or persons, firm or corporation may require in the context thereof.
SECTION 9.11 CONFIDENTIALITY.
(a) A Member may obtain from the Company such information regarding the affairs of the Company as is just and reasonable under the Delaware Act, subject to reasonable standards (including standards governing what information and documents are to be furnished, at what time and location and at whose expense) established by the Board of Directors.
(b) Each Member covenants that, except as required by applicable law or any regulatory body, it will not divulge, furnish or make accessible to any other person the name, address (whether business, residence or mailing) or other personally identifiable information of any Member (collectively, “Confidential Information”) without the prior written consent of the Board of Directors, which consent may be withheld in its sole discretion.
(c) Each Member recognizes that in the event that this Section 9.11 is breached by any Member or any of its principals, partners, members, directors, officers, employees or agents or any of its affiliates, including any of such affiliates’ principals, partners, members, directors, officers, employees or agents, irreparable injury may result to the non-breaching Members and
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the Company. Accordingly, in addition to any and all other remedies at law or in equity to which the non-breaching Members and the Company may be entitled, it is the intent of the parties that such Members and the Company shall also have the right to obtain equitable relief, including, without limitation, injunctive relief, to prevent any disclosure of Confidential Information, plus reasonable attorneys’ fees and other litigation expenses incurred in connection therewith. In the event that any non-breaching Member or the Company determines that any of the other Members or any of its principals, partners, members, directors, officers, employees or agents or any of its affiliates, including any of such affiliates’ principals, partners, members, directors, officers, employees or agents should be enjoined
from or required to take any action to prevent the disclosure of Confidential Information, each of the other non-breaching Members agrees to pursue in a court of appropriate jurisdiction such injunctive relief.
SECTION 9.12 CERTIFICATION OF U.S. OR FOREIGN STATUS.
Upon admission to the Company and at such other times thereafter as the Board of Directors may request, each Member or transferee of Shares from a Member shall (i) provide an IRS Form W-8BEN, W-8IMY or W-8ECI certifying under penalty perjury that the beneficial owner of the Shares is not a U.S. person or (ii) provide an IRS Form W-9 certifying under penalty or perjury that the beneficial owner of the Shares is a U.S. person, that the beneficial owner’s U.S. taxpayer identification number provided is correct and that such beneficial owner is not subject to backup withholding because either (1) such beneficial owner is exempt from backup withholding, (2) such beneficial owner has not been notified by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) that it is subject to backup withholding as a result of a
failure to report all interest or dividends, or (3) the IRS has notified such beneficial owner that it is no longer subject to backup withholding.
SECTION 9.13 SEVERABILITY.
If any provision of this Agreement is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction not to be enforceable in the manner set forth in this Agreement, each Member agrees that it is the intention of the Members that such provision should be enforceable to the maximum extent possible under applicable law. If any provisions of this Agreement are held to be invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement (or portion thereof).
SECTION 9.14 FILING OF RETURNS.
(a) The Board of Directors or its designated agent shall prepare and file, or cause the Administrator or accountants of the Company to prepare and file, a federal income tax return in compliance with section 6012 of the Code, all required federal information returns and any required state and local income tax and information returns for each tax year of the Company.
(b) Each Member agrees not to treat, on his personal income tax return or in any claim for a tax refund, any item of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit in a manner inconsistent with the treatment of such item by the Company.
SECTION 9.15 [Removed and Reserved].
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SECTION 9.16 [Removed and Reserved].
SECTION 9.17 COUNTERPARTS. .
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts with the same effect as if all parties had signed the same document. All counterparts shall be construed together and shall constitute one instrument.
EACH OF THE UNDERSIGNED ACKNOWLEDGES HAVING READ THIS AGREEMENT IN ITS ENTIRETY BEFORE SIGNING, INCLUDING THE PRE-DISPUTE ARBITRATION CLAUSE SET FORTH IN SECTION 9.6 AND THE CONFIDENTIALITY CLAUSE SET FORTH IN SECTION 9.11.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company as of the day and year identified in the preamble hereto.
DIRECTORS:
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/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx |
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Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
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/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx |
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxx
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/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx |
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx |
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Each person who shall sign a Member Signature Page and who shall be accepted by the Board of Directors to the Company as a Member. |
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APPENDIX A
INVESTOR QUALIFICATIONS AND REPRESENTATIONS
The following should be read in conjunction with the subscription materials for the Company, which refer to each prospective investor seeking to purchase Shares (or to a Member seeking to purchase additional Shares) as a “Subscriber”:
The Subscriber hereby represents and warrants to, and covenants and agrees with, the Company that the Subscriber meets the accreditation standards and eligibility policies as set forth in this Appendix A. Such investors are referred to as “Eligible Investors” in the Prospectus.
Accredited Investors
1. The Subscriber is acquiring Shares directly or indirectly for the account of an “accredited investor” meeting one or more of the “asset tests” set forth in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”). (Alternative tests under Regulation D also may be relied upon with respect to selected categories of investors, including employees, officers, and directors of affiliates of the Company.) Such accredited investors include the following:
· An individual who has an individual net worth or joint net worth with his or her spouse, in excess of $1,000,000. “Net worth” for these purposes means the value of total assets at fair market value, including home, home furnishings and automobiles, less total liabilities; or
· A corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or similar business trust or tax-exempt organization as defined in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), that (i) has total assets in excess of $5,000,000, and (ii) was neither formed nor is operated for the specific purpose of investing in the Company; or
· An entity whose equity owners are each “accredited investors” as defined in this section.
Qualified Client
2. The Subscriber is acquiring Shares directly or indirectly for the account of an “qualified client” meeting one or more of the “asset tests” set forth in Rule 205-3 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”). Such qualified clients include the following:
· An individual who or a company that immediately after entering into the contract has at least $750,000 under the management of the Adviser;
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· An individual who or a company that the Adviser entering into the contract (and any person acting on his behalf) reasonably believes, immediately prior to entering into the contract, either (i) has a net worth (together, in the case of an individual, with assets held jointly with a spouse) of more than $1,500,000 at the time the contract is entered into or (ii) is a qualified purchaser as defined in section 2(a)(51)(A) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (at the time the contract is entered into); or
· An individual who immediately prior to entering into the contract is (i) an executive officer, director, trustee, general partner, or person serving in a similar capacity, of the Adviser or (ii) an employee of the Adviser (other than an employee performing solely clerical, secretarial or administrative functions with regard to the Adviser) who, in connection with his or her regular functions or duties, participates in the investment activities of the Adviser, provided that such employee has been performing such functions and duties for or on behalf of the Adviser, or substantially similar functions or duties for or on behalf of another company for at
least 12 months.
3. An Eligible Investor generally must have a prior business relationship with the Adviser. Existing Members subscribing for additional Shares must be Eligible Investors at the time of the additional subscriptions.
Anti-Money Laundering Procedures
1. In order to comply with applicable anti-money laundering regulations, the Company or the Administrator may require a detailed verification of the Subscriber’s identity and the source of its subscription proceeds. The Subscriber agrees to promptly provide the Company or the Administrator, as applicable, with any requested information and documentation.
2. The Subscriber represents that it is not involved in any money laundering schemes, and the source of this investment is not derived from any unlawful or criminal activities. It further represents that this investment is not designed to avoid the reporting and record-keeping requirement of the Bank Secrecy Act of 1970, as amended.
3. If the Subscriber is not investing in the Company on behalf of, or for the benefit of, other investors, the Subscriber represents that it is purchasing Shares in the Company for the Subscriber’s own account, for investment purposes, and not for subdivision or fractionalization, and is not acting as agent, representative, intermediary or nominee or in any similar capacity for any other person.*
4. The Subscriber acknowledges that the Company generally prohibits any investment in the Company by or on behalf of a “Prohibited Investor” unless specifically permitted by the Company, in its sole discretion. A “Prohibited Investor” means:
· any individual or entity whose name appears on the various lists issued and/or maintained by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control
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“Person” includes nominee account, beneficial owner, individual, bank, corporation, partnership, limited liability company or any other legal entity. |
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(“OFAC”), including, but not limited to, the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (also known as the “SDN List”); and
· any individual or entity who is a citizen or resident of, or located in a country where OFAC sanctions against such country prohibit any investment by such subscriber in the Company.*
The above lists are available at xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxx.xxx/xxxx/. and should be checked by the Subscriber before making the above representations.
5. If the Subscriber is an intermediary, a fund of funds, or otherwise investing in the Company on behalf of “Underlying Investors”, the Subscriber represents and agrees that:
· the Subscriber properly discloses its relationship with its Underlying Investors as follows: (please attach supplemental pages headed “Underlying Investors” to completed subscription materials as necessary);
· the representations, warranties and covenants made herein are made by the Subscriber on behalf of itself and its Underlying Investors;
· the Subscriber has all requisite power and authority from its Underlying Investors to execute and perform the obligations under this section;
· accompanying this subscription is a certificate in a form acceptable to the Company or the Administrator in their sole discretion with respect to the due diligence the Subscriber has carried out and will continue to carry out with respect to the identity and background of each Underlying Investor as well as the proceeds invested in the Company by the Underlying Investors;
· its Underlying Investors are not Prohibited Investors, as defined above;
· the Subscriber is not otherwise aware of any reasons which should prevent the Company from accepting an investment directly by an Underlying Investor; and
· the Subscriber agrees to provide such further assurance and certifications regarding itself and/or its Underlying Investors as the Company or the Administrator may reasonably require.
6. To the best of the Subscriber’s knowledge, neither it nor any individual or entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Subscriber, or related to, or otherwise associated with, the Subscriber, is a “Prohibited Investor” as defined above.
7. The Subscriber acknowledges that if, following its investment in the Company, the Company, the managing member, the Adviser or the Administrator reasonably believe that
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the Subscriber is a Prohibited Investor or has otherwise breached its representations and covenants hereunder as to its identity and the source of its subscription proceeds, the Company may be obligated to freeze the Subscriber’s dealings with its Shares, including by refusing additional Share purchases by the Subscriber or any repurchase requests by the Subscriber and/or segregating the assets represented by the Subscriber’s Shares in accordance with applicable
regulations, or mandatorily repurchasing the Subscriber’s Shares, and the Subscriber will have no claim whatsoever against the Company, the managing member, the Adviser or the Administrator for any form of losses or other damages incurred by it as a result of any of these actions. The Subscriber also acknowledges that the Company, the managing member, the Adviser or the Administrator may be required to report such actions and to disclose the Subscriber’s identity to OFAC or other regulatory
bodies.
8. The Subscriber is not a “shell bank”, and its subscription proceeds do not originate from, and will not be routed through, an account maintained at such a bank. A “shell bank” is a bank that does not have a physical presence in any country and is not an affiliate of a depository institution, credit union or bank that maintains a physical presence in any country and is supervised by a banking authority.
9. The Subscriber is not a senior non-U.S. government or public official, a member of such a person’s immediate family, or any close associate of such a person. If the Subscriber cannot make this representation, the Subscriber must contact the Company or the Administrator.
10. The Subscriber is not a citizen or resident of, or located in, a jurisdiction identified on the Non-Cooperative Countries and Territories list of OECD’s Financial Action Task Force (“FATF Non-Cooperative Countries and Territories”), and its subscription proceeds do not originate from, or are not routed through a bank organized or charted under the laws of any FATF Non-Cooperative Countries and Territories.* If the Subscriber cannot make this representation, the Subscriber must contact the Company or the Administrator.
11. All information that the Subscriber has provided to the Company or the Administrator in relation to the purchase of the Shares is true and accurate.
12. The Subscriber represents that all evidence of identity provided to the Company or the Administrator is genuine and all related information furnished by it is accurate, and it agrees to provide any further information or documents deemed necessary by the Company or the Administrator in their sole discretion to comply with the Company’s anti-money laundering policies and related responsibilities from time to time.
13. The representations, warranties, agreements, undertakings, and acknowledgments made by the Subscriber above and documents submitted in relation hereto are made and submitted with the intent that they will be relied upon by the Company in determining the suitability of the Subscriber as an investor in the Company, and will survive the investment in the Company by the Subscriber. The Subscriber agrees that such representations, warranties,
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As of the date hereof, the following countries and territories are on FATF Non-Cooperative Countries and Territories list: Xxxx Islands, Guatemala, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nauru, Nigeria and Philippines. Updated information is available at xxxx://xxx.xxxx-xxxx.xxx/XXXX_xx.xxx#Xxxx. |
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agreements, undertakings and acknowledgments (including representation, warranties, agreements, undertakings and acknowledgements contained in any documents submitted in relation hereto) will be deemed reaffirmed by the Subscriber at any time it makes an additional investment in the Company. In addition, the Subscriber undertakes to notify the Company immediately of any change in any representation, warranty or other information relating to the Subscriber set forth herein.
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