LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT
Exhibit
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Table
of Contents
Article
1 General
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1.1
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1.2
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Certificate
of Formation
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1.3
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Name
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1.4
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Principal
Place of Business
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1
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1.5
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Names
of Members
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2
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1.6
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Term
of Existence
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2
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1.7
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Duties
of Members
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2
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1.8
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Liability
of Members
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2
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1.9
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Duties
of Managers and Named Officers
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2
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1.10
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Liabilities
of Managers.
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2
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1.11
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Other
Ventures; Time and Attention
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2
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Article
2 Definitions
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Article
3 Purpose and Character of the Business
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Article
4 Members; Meetings; Acts
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4.1
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Authority
of the Members
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4.2
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Place
and Time of Meetings
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4.3
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Regular
Meetings
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4.4
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Special
Meetings
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8
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4.5
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Notices
of Meetings
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8
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4.6
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Waiver
of Notice
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8
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4.7
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Proxies
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8
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4.8
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Quorum;
Adjourned Meetings
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8
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4.9
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Conference
Communications
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9
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4.10
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Organization
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4.11
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Order
of Business
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4.12
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Voting
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4.13
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Written
Action
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4.14
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Certain
Actions
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Article
5 New Members; Shares; Certificates
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5.1
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Admission
of New Members.
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11
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5.2
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Issuance
of Shares
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11
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5.3
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No
Certificates for Shares
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11
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5.4
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Anti-Dilution
Protection
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6 Management and Operation of Company Business
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12
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6.1
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Authority
of the Board of Managers
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6.2
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Number;
Qualification; Term of Office; Vote
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6.3
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Initial
Board of Managers
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6.4
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Place
of Meetings
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6.5
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Regular
Meetings
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6.6
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Special
Meetings
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6.7
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Meetings
Held Upon Member Demand
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6.8
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Adjournments
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13
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6.9
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Notice
of Meetings
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13
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6.10
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Proxies
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13
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6.11
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Quorum
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6.12
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Absent
Managers
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6.13
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Conference
Communications
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14
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6.14
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Written
Action
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14
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6.15
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Committees
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14
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6.16
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Compensation
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14
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6.17
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Removal
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14
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7 Officers
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7.1
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Number.
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7.2
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Election;
Term of Office and Qualifications
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7.3
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Removal
and Vacancies
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7.4
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President
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7.5
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Secretary
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7.6
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Treasurer
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7.7
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Duties
of Other Officers
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7.8
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Compensation.
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7.9
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Management
and Financial Consulting Services
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8 Indemnification
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8.1
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General
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8.2
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Insurance
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8.3
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No
Member Liability
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8.4
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Settlements
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8.5
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Amendments
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Article
9 Transfers
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9.1
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Registration,
Transfer and Exchange
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9.2
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Restriction
on Transfers
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9.3
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Transfer
by Legal Process
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9.4
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Conditions
to Permitted Transfers
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9.5
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Company
Right of First Refusal
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9.6
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Right
of First Refusal
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9.7
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Preemptive
Rights
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9.8
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Bring-Along
Rights
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9.9
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Resignation
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9.10
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Special
Events
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10 Books of Account; Reports and Fiscal Matters
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10.1
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Books;
Place; Access
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10.2
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Financial
Information
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10.3
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Tax
Information.
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10.4
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Tax
Elections and Accounting
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10.5
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Tax
Matters Partner
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10.6
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Required
Records
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11 Capital
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11.1
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Initial
Capital Contributions.
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11.2
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No
Right to Return of Contribution
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11.3
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Additional
Capital Contributions
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11.4
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Creditor’s
Interest in the Company
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11.5
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Capital
Accounts
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11.6
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Revaluations
of Assets and Capital Account Adjustments
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Article
12 Allocation of Profits and Losses
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12.1
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Capital
Account Allocations
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12.2
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Tax
Allocations
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12.3
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Tax
Credits
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12.4
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Code
Section 704(c) Allocations.
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12.5
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Varying
Interests During Fiscal Year; Tax Credits
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13 Distributions
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13.1
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Distributions
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13.2
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Distributions
for Tax Liabilities
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13.3
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Limitations
on Distributions
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14 Dissolution and Liquidation
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14.1
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Events
Causing Dissolution.
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14.2
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Liquidation
and Winding Up
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14.3
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No
Deficit Restoration Obligation
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Article
15 Amendment
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Article
16 Approval of Reorganizations and Bankruptcy
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Article
17 Representations, Warranties of the Members
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17.1
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Representations
and Warranties of the Members
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Article
18 Miscellaneous Provisions
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18.1
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Entire
Agreement
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18.2
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Time
of Essence
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18.3
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Signatures;
Counterparts
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Severability
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18.5
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Successors
and Assigns
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18.6
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Notices.
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18.7
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Headings.
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18.8
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References
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18.9
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Construction
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18.10
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Governing
Law
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18.11
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Third
Party Benefit.
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18.12
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Additional
Actions and Documents
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18.13
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Specific
Performance
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18.14
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Waiver
of Partition
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18.15
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Arbitration
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OF
ZOR
PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
This LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
AGREEMENT is made by and between the Persons named on Schedule A
(such Persons are referred to collectively as the “Members” and individually as
a “Member”) on
April 8, 2008.
WHEREAS, the undersigned have
caused the formation of Zor Pharmaceuticals, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (the “Company”), of which the
undersigned constitute all of the initial Members; and
WHEREAS, the Delaware Limited
Liability Company Act provides that the members of a limited liability company
may enter into a limited liability company agreement to establish or regulate
the affairs of the limited liability company, the conduct of its business and
the relations of its members; and
WHEREAS, each of the
undersigned desires to enter into such an agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration
of the premises, the mutual covenants and agreements set forth in this
Agreement, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy
of which the Members acknowledge, the Members agree as follows:
Article 1
General
The
Members agree that this Agreement constitutes the “limited liability company
agreement” of the Company within the meaning of Section 18-101(7) of the
Act, effective as of the date hereof (the “Effective Date”) and that it
shall govern the rights, duties and obligations of the Members, except as
otherwise expressly required by the Act.
1.2 Certificate of
Formation.
The
Members adopt, approve and ratify the execution and filing in the office of the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware of the certificate of formation of
the Company by (Redacted: Individual’s name) on February 26,
2008 (the “Certificate of
Formation”), a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 1, and
acknowledge, approve and ratify his designation as an “authorized person” of the
Company in the Certificate of Formation as contemplated by
Section 18-201(a) of the Act.
1.3 Name.
The
name of the Company shall be and the business shall be conducted under the name
of “Zor Pharmaceuticals, LLC” or under such other name or names as the Board of
Managers may determine. The Board of Managers is authorized to
execute and deliver or file such documents and to take such actions as it may
consider advisable to permit the Company to use and to ensure the Company’s
right to use such name or names.
1.4 Principal Place of
Business.
The
location of the principal place of business of the Company shall be such place
as the Board of Managers may from time to time determine (the “Principal
Office”). The Company may maintain offices and places of
business at such other place or places within or outside the State of Delaware
as the Board of Managers deems advisable. The Board of Managers is
authorized and directed to execute and deliver or file such documents and to
take such actions as it may consider advisable to permit the Company to conduct
its business in such states.
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1.5 Names of
Members.
The
names of the Members are as set forth on Schedule A.
1.6 Term of
Existence.
The
Company shall be formed as of the time of the filing of the Certificate of
Formation in the Office of the Secretary of State of Delaware and its term of
existence shall be perpetual, unless earlier terminated, dissolved or liquidated
in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
1.7 Duties of
Members.
The
only duties of the Members to the Company or to each other in respect of the
Company shall be those established in this Agreement, and there shall be no
other express or implied duties of the Members to the Company or to each other
in respect of the Company.
1.8 Liability of
Members.
Except
as otherwise provided in the Act, the debts, obligations and liabilities of the
Company, whether arising in contract, tort, or otherwise, shall be solely the
debts, obligations and liabilities of the Company, and no Member shall be
obligated personally for any such debt, obligation or liability of the Company
solely by reason of being a Member of the Company.
1.9 Duties of Managers and Named
Officers.
Except
as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, each Manager and Named
Officer shall owe the same fiduciary duties to the Company and the Members as
the directors and officers of a corporation organized under the Delaware General
Corporation Law owe to the corporation and its stockholders.
1.10 Liabilities of Managers.
No
Manager or Named Officer shall
be personally liable to the Company or the Members for monetary damages for
breach of fiduciary duty as a Manager or Named Officer except:
(a) for
any breach of the Manager’s or Named Officer’s duty of loyalty to the Company or
the Members,
(b) for
acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a
knowing violation of law, or
(c) for
any transaction from which the Manager or Named Officer derived an improper
personal benefit.
No
amendment to or repeal of this Section 1.10 shall apply to or have any
effect on the liability or alleged liability of any Manager or Named Officer for
or with respect to any acts or omissions of such Manager or Named Officer that
occurred before such amendment or repeal.
1.11 Other Ventures; Time and
Attention.
The
Members and Managers may, during the term of the Company, engage in and possess
an interest for their respective accounts in other business ventures of every
nature and description, independently or with others, and neither the Company
nor any Member shall have any right in or to said independent ventures or any
income or profits derived from said independent ventures. No Member
or Manager shall be required to devote his, her or its full business time and
attention to the affairs of the Company, unless such Person expressly agrees
otherwise in this Agreement or another written agreement.
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Article 2
Definitions
Unless
the context otherwise specifies or requires, the terms defined in this
Article 2 shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, have the meanings
specified in this Article 2. Certain other capitalized terms are
defined elsewhere in this Agreement. All defined terms may be used in
the singular or the plural, as the context requires.
“Act” means the Delaware
Limited Liability Company Act, as amended from time to time.
“Affiliate” means, when used
with reference to a specified Person, (i) any Person that directly or
indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls or is controlled by or is
under common control with the specified Person, (ii) any Person that is an
officer, partner or trustee of, or serves in a similar capacity with respect to,
the specified Person or of which the specified Person is an officer, partner or
trustee, or with respect to which the specified Person serves in a similar
capacity, (iii) any Person that, directly or indirectly, is the beneficial
owner of ten percent or more of any class of equity securities of, or otherwise
has a substantial beneficial interest in, the specified Person or of which the
specified Person has a substantial beneficial interest, and (iv) any
relative or spouse of the specified Person.
“Agreement” means this Limited
Liability Company Agreement, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to
time.
“Board of Managers” means the
Board of Managers of the Company established pursuant to
Article 6.
“Business Day” means any day
except a Saturday, Sunday, or other day on which commercial banks in New York,
New York, are authorized or required by law to close.
“Capital Account” is defined
in Section 11.5.
“Capital Contribution” means
the amount of money or the fair market value of any property (as agreed by the
Members as of the date of contribution) contributed to the Company by any
Member.
“Code” means the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Any reference in this Agreement to
a Section of the Code shall be considered also to include any subsequent
amendment or replacement of that Section.
“Company” means Zor
Pharmaceuticals LLC, the Delaware limited liability company formed pursuant to
the filing of the Certificate of Formation and the terms of this
Agreement.
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“Effective Date” is defined in
Section 1.1.
“Electronic Transmission”
means any form of communication, not directly involving the physical
transmission of paper, that creates a record that may be retained, retrieved and
reviewed by a recipient thereof, and that may be directly reproduced in paper
form by such a recipient through an automated process.
“Financial Problems” means the
filing or commencement of a voluntary or involuntary proceeding in bankruptcy,
insolvency, receivership or other similar law now or hereafter in effect in a
court of competent jurisdiction, or an action to appoint a trustee, receiver, or
similar Person, which continues for a period of 90 days without
dismissal.
“Financing” is defined in
Section 5.4.
“Financing Date” means the
date on which the aggregate consideration received by the Company for New
Securities equals or exceeds $5,000,000.
“Fiscal Year” means the
12-month accounting period of the Company used for federal income tax purposes
ending on December 31 of each year, or such other date as the Board of
Managers may determine from time to time subject to the requirements of Code
Section 706; it being understood that the Board of Managers may establish
other “fiscal years” for financial reporting or any purpose other than federal
income tax reporting.
“Indemnitee” is defined in
Section 8.1(a).
“Key Holder” means ZBV I, LLC
and Pharma Immune.
“Manager” means a Person
serving on the Board of Managers pursuant to Article 6.
“Members” means the Persons
executing this Agreement until they cease to be Members and the Persons that are
hereafter admitted to the Company as Members in accordance with this
Agreement.
“Member Majority” means, with
respect to any decision of the Members, Members who hold 66% of
the Shares having the right to vote with respect to that decision.
“Named Officers” is defined in
Section 7.1.
“New Securities” (REDACTED:
Definition)
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“Offered Shares” is defined in
Section 9.9.
“Option Notice” is defined in
Section 9.9.
“Permitted Transferee” means a
transferee involving:
(i) transfers
to an Affiliate of the Member transferor;
(ii) any
transfer or transfers by a Key Holder of Shares which in the aggregate, over the
term of this Agreement, including any amendments hereto, amount to no more than
ten percent (10%) of the Shares held by such Key Holder as of the date hereof
(as adjusted for stock splits, dividends and the like);
(iii) any
transfer by a Key Holder without consideration, of Shares to the Key Holder’s
ancestors, descendants or spouse or to trusts for the benefit of such persons or
the Key Holder;
(iv) any
transfer from one or more other Key Holders to one or more Key
Holders;
(v) any
transfer of shares to the Company or its assignees; or
(vi) any
transfer which is a pledge of any or all of the Shares owned by ZBV I, LLC or
Pharma Immune, Inc.;
provided
that in the event of any such transfer (A) the transferor shall inform the
other Members of such pledge, transfer or gift prior to effecting it and
(B) the pledgee, transferee or donee shall enter into a written agreement
to be bound by and comply with all the provisions of this Agreement as if it
were an original Member hereunder.
“Person” means any natural
person, corporation, limited liability company, association, partnership
(whether general or limited), joint venture, proprietorship, governmental
agency, trust, estate, association, custodian, nominee or any other individual
or entity, whether acting in an individual, fiduciary, representative or other
capacity.
“Principal Office” is defined
in Section 1.4.
“Profits” or “Losses” mean, for each Fiscal
Year, an amount equal to the Company’s taxable income or loss for such year or
period, determined in accordance with Code Section 703(a) (for this
purpose, all items of income, gain, loss, or deduction required to be stated
separately pursuant to Code Section 703(a)(1) shall be included in taxable
income or loss), with the following adjustments:
(i) Any
income of the Company that is exempt from federal income tax and not otherwise
taken into account in computing Profits and Losses pursuant to this paragraph
shall be added to such taxable income or loss;
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(ii) Any
expenditures of the Company described in Code Section 705(a)(2)(B) or treated as
Code Section 705(a)(2)(B) expenditures pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(i),
and not otherwise taken into account in computing Profits and Losses pursuant to
this paragraph shall be subtracted from such taxable income or
loss;
(iii) If
the value of any Company asset is adjusted in compliance with Treasury
Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(e) or (f), the amount of such
adjustment shall be taken into account as gain or loss from the disposition of
such asset for purposes of computing Profits and Losses;
(iv) Gain
or loss resulting from any disposition of Company property with respect to which
gain or loss is recognized for federal income tax purposes shall be computed by
reference to the value of such property for Capital Account purposes
notwithstanding that the adjusted tax basis of such property differs from such
value;
(v) If
the value of an asset for Capital Account purposes differs from its adjusted tax
basis for federal income tax purposes, depreciation, amortization and other cost
recovery deductions shall be taken into account in accordance with applicable
Treasury Regulations, including Treasury Regulations
Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(g), in lieu of the
depreciation, amortization, and other cost recovery deductions taken into
account in computing taxable income or loss;
(vi) To
the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any Company asset pursuant
to Code Section 734 is required pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4) to be taken into account
in determining Capital Accounts as a result of a distribution other than in
liquidation of a Member’s interest in the Company, the amount of such adjustment
shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the basis of
the asset) or loss (if the adjustment decreases the basis of the asset) from the
disposition of the asset and shall be taken into account for purposes of
computing Profits and Losses; and
(vii) Any
items that are specially allocated by the Board of Managers to the Members’
Capital Accounts pursuant to the provisions of Section 12.1(c) in order to
cause the allocation of such items to be respected for federal income tax
purposes shall not be taken into account in computing Profits and
Losses.
“Qualified Appraiser” means an
investment banker or independent accountant experienced in the valuation of
closely-held businesses.
“Reorganization” means
(i) any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into any other
Person, whether or not the Company is the surviving entity, (ii) any conversion
of the Company into another entity pursuant to Section 18-216 of the Act,
(iii) any exchange or other transaction pursuant to which outstanding
Shares are converted into other securities, property or money or (iv) any
sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s
assets in a single transaction or a series of related transactions. A
dissolution or liquidation of the Company pursuant to Article 14 will not
constitute a “Reorganization” within the meaning of this Agreement.
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“Securities Act” is defined in
Section 17.1(a).
“Share” means a fractional
part of the interests of all Members or assignees in the Company equal to the
quotient of one divided by the total number of Shares. For purposes
of this definition, “interest” means all of the rights to which a Member or
assignee in the Company is entitled as provided in this Agreement and under law,
together with all of the obligations of such Member or assignee to comply with
all of the terms and provisions set forth in this Agreement and under
law.
“Special Event” means, with
respect to any Member or assignee, (i) the death of that Member or assignee
(unless the death of the Member or assignee results in a transfer to a Permitted
Transferee), (ii) the occurrence, with respect to that Member or assignee,
of Financial Problems, (iii) the termination of that Member’s employment
with the Company or any Affiliate of the Company for any reason, with or without
cause, (iv) the Disability of that Member, or (v) the failure of that
Member to continue to qualify as a Permitted Transferee (if continued status as,
for example, spouse or family member of a Member is required).
“TMP” is defined in
Section 10.5.
“Transfer” means, with respect
to a Member’s Shares, whether the word is capitalized or not, the sale,
assignment, transfer, withdrawal, mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, exchange or
other disposition of any part or all of such Shares, whether or not for value
and whether such disposition is voluntary, involuntary, by operation of law or
otherwise.
“Transferring Person” is
defined in Section 9.9.
“Treasury Regulations” means
the regulations promulgated by the United States Treasury Department under the
Code. Any reference in this Agreement to a Section of the Treasury
Regulations shall be considered also to include any subsequent amendment or
replacement of that Section.
Article 3
Purpose
and Character of the Business
The
purpose and character of the business of the Company shall be the development
and commercialization of Virulizin and to undertake and carry on any lawful
business, purpose, or activity permitted under the Act and approved by the Board
of Managers related to such matters.
Article 4
Members;
Meetings; Acts
4.1 Authority of the
Members.
Except
as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, no Member shall have any
authority to act for, or to assume any obligations or responsibility on behalf
of, or bind any other Member or the Company. Each of the Members
agrees that it shall not represent to any third party with whom such Member is
in contact concerning the affairs or the business of the Company that such
Member has any authority to act for, or to assume any obligations or
responsibilities on behalf of, the Company unless expressly authorized by the
Board of Managers. Members shall take action in their capacities as
Members only at a meeting of the Members or by written action as provided in
this Article 4.
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4.2 Place and Time of
Meetings.
Meetings
of the Members may be held at such place and at such time as may be designated
by the Board of Managers. In the absence of a designation of place,
meetings shall be held at the Principal Office.
4.3 Regular
Meetings.
Regular
meetings of Members will be held on an annual basis and may be held more
frequently as may be determined by the Board of Managers.
4.4 Special
Meetings.
Special
meetings of the Members for any purpose or purposes shall be called by the
Secretary at the written demand of (a) the President, (b) the
Treasurer, (c) the sole Manager, if there is a single Manager, or two or
more Managers, if there are multiple Managers or (d) a Member or Members
owning not less than 10 percent of the Shares outstanding. Such
demand shall state the purpose or purposes of the proposed
meeting. Within ten days after receiving a proper demand to call a
meeting, the Secretary shall cause a meeting to be duly called on a Business Day
determined by the Secretary within 90 days after the date of receipt of such
request. Business transacted at any special meeting shall be limited
to the purpose or purposes stated in the demand.
4.5 Notices of
Meetings.
A
written notice of each regular and special meeting of Members shall be given not
less than ten nor more than 60 days before the date of such meeting to each
Member. Every notice of a meeting of Members shall state the place,
date and hour of the meeting and the purpose or purposes for which the meeting
is called.
4.6 Waiver of
Notice.
Notice
of any regular or special meeting may be waived either before, at or after such
meeting in writing signed by the Member entitled to the
notice. Attendance by a Member at a meeting shall constitute a waiver
of notice of such meeting, unless the Member objects at the beginning of the
meeting to the transaction of business because the meeting is not lawfully
called or convened.
4.7 Proxies.
Each
Member may authorize another Person or Persons to act for him, her or it by
proxy by an instrument executed in writing and filed with the
Secretary. If any such instrument designates two or more Persons to
act as proxies, any proxy may exercise all of the powers conferred by such
written instrument unless the instrument shall otherwise provide. No
proxy shall be valid for more than one year from the date of its
execution. Subject to the above, any proxy may be revoked if an
instrument revoking it or a proxy bearing a later date is filed with the
Secretary.
4.8 Quorum; Adjourned
Meetings.
The
presence, in person or by proxy, of Members who own a Member Majority of the
Shares outstanding shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at
any regular or special meeting of the Members. If a quorum is not
present at a meeting, the Members present shall adjourn to such day as they
shall agree upon by a vote of the Members present who hold a Member
Majority of
the Shares held by the Members who are present. Notice of any
adjourned meeting need not be given if the date, time and place thereof are
announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken. At
adjourned meetings at which a quorum is present, any business may be transacted
which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally
noticed. If a quorum is present, the Members may continue to transact
business until adjournment notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough Members to
leave less than a quorum.
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4.9 Conference
Communications.
To
the fullest extent permitted under the Act, one or more Members may participate
in a meeting by any means of communication through which all Members
participating in the meeting may simultaneously hear each other during the
meeting. For the purposes of establishing a quorum and taking any
action at the meeting, Members participating pursuant to this Section 4.9
shall be deemed present in person at the meeting; and the place of the meeting
shall be the place of origination of the conference telephone conversation or
other comparable communication technique.
4.10 Organization.
At
each meeting of the Members, the President or, in his or her absence, the
individual chosen by the vote of the Members present who hold a majority of the
Shares held by the Members who are present shall act as chair; and the Secretary
or, in his or her absence, any Person whom the chair of the meeting shall
appoint, shall act as secretary of the meeting.
4.11 Order of
Business.
The
order of business at each meeting of the Members shall be determined by the
chair of the meeting, but such order of business may be changed by the vote of
the Members present who hold a majority of the Shares held by the Members who
are present.
4.12 Voting.
(a) Each
Member shall have one vote for each Share registered in his, her or its name on
the books of the Company. Except where otherwise required by the Act
or this Agreement, all questions at a meeting shall be decided by a Member
Majority vote of
the number of Shares represented at the meeting at the time of the
vote.
(b) Persons
who hold Shares in a fiduciary capacity shall be entitled to vote the Shares so
held. If Shares are held in the names of two or more Persons, whether
fiduciaries, members of a partnership, joint tenants, tenants in common, tenants
by the entirety or otherwise, or if two or more Persons have the same fiduciary
relationship respecting the same Shares, unless the Secretary has been given
written notice to the contrary and has been furnished with a copy of the
instrument or order so providing, their acts with respect to voting shall have
the following effect: (i) if only one votes, his, her or its act
shall bind all; (ii) if more than one votes, the act of the majority voting
shall bind all and (iii) if more than one votes, but the votes are evenly
split on any particular matter, then, except as otherwise required by law, each
Person may vote the Shares in question proportionately.
(c) No
Member shall have any cumulative voting rights.
4.13 Written
Action.
Any
action that may be taken at a meeting of the Members may be taken without a
meeting if done in writing and signed by all Members. Any Electronic
Transmission consenting to an action to be taken and transmitted by a Member, or
by a Person or Persons authorized to act for a Member, shall be deemed to be
written for purposes of this Section 4.13, provided that any such Electronic
Transmission sets forth information from which the Company can determine that
the Electronic Transmission was transmitted by the Member or a Person authorized
to act for the Member. The date on which such Electronic Transmission
is transmitted shall be deemed to be the date on which such consent was
signed.
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4.14 Certain
Actions.
Until
a Financing (as defined below) is closed the Company shall not take
any of the following actions without the consent of Pharma Immune, Inc., which
consent may be given either in writing or pursuant to a regular or special
meeting of the Members:
(REDACTED: Pharma Immune
rights)
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Article 5
New
Members; Shares; Certificates
5.1 Admission of New
Members.
The
Members by vote of a Member Majority may from time to time admit additional
Members to the Company in addition to transferees who are admitted as Members
pursuant to Article 9.
5.2 Issuance of
Shares.
The
Members by vote of a Member Majority may issue additional Shares from time to
time to existing or new Members. Shares may be issued for any
consideration, including, without limitation, cash or other property, tangible
or intangible, received or to be received by the Company or services rendered or
to be rendered to the Company.
5.3 No Certificates for
Shares.
The
Shares of the Company shall not be certificated unless otherwise determined by
the Board of Managers.
5.4 Anti-Dilution
Protection.
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Article 6
Management
and Operation of Company Business
6.1 Authority of the Board of
Managers.
Except
as otherwise required by the Act or this Agreement, the business and affairs of
the Company shall be managed by or under the authority of the Board of
Managers. The Board of Managers shall take action only at a meeting
of the Board of Managers or by written action as provided in this
Article 6.
6.2 Number; Qualification; Term
of Office; Vote.
(a) The
initial number of members of the Board of Managers shall be five (each a “Manager”). The
number of Managers may be increased or decreased at any time by a Member
Majority.
(b) For
as long as Pharma Immune, Inc. holds at least 10% of the Shares, it shall be
entitled to appoint one Manager.
(c) The
remaining four Managers shall be elected from time to time by the vote of
Members who hold a majority of the Shares outstanding.
(d) Each
of the Managers shall hold office until such Manager’s successor shall have been
elected, or until the earlier death, resignation, removal or disqualification of
such Manager.
(e) Each
Manager shall have one vote in all matters to come before the Board of
Managers. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Board
of Managers shall take action at a meeting by the affirmative vote of a majority
of the total number of Managers, and any such act shall be deemed to be the
action of the Board of Managers for all purposes of this Agreement and the
Act.
(f) In
addition to its entitlement to appoint a Manager in 6(b), above, for as long as
Pharma Immune, Inc. owns Shares, it shall be entitled to appoint an observer to
the Board of Managers who will be entitled to receive notice of each meeting of
the Board of Managers, together with all materials with respect to such meeting
at the time they are delivered to the Managers. The observer will not
be entitled to vote but will be entitled to speak at and participate in each
meeting of the Board of Managers.
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6.3 Initial Board of
Managers.
The
initial Board of Managers will be appointed within 30 days of the Effective
Date.
6.4 Place of
Meetings.
Meetings
of the Board of Managers shall be held at the Principal Office or at such other
place as may be agreed by the Managers from time to time.
6.5 Regular
Meetings.
Regular
meetings of the Board of Managers may be held on an annual or other less
frequent periodic basis as may be determined by the Managers.
6.6 Special
Meetings.
A
special meeting of the Board of Managers may be called for any purpose or
purposes at any time by any Manager or by any Member who holds at least 15
percent of the outstanding Shares and who shall demand such special meeting by
written notice given to the Secretary specifying the purposes of such
meeting.
6.7 Meetings Held Upon Member
Demand.
Within
five Business Days after the Secretary receives a valid demand for a meeting of
the Board of Managers from a Member, it shall be the duty of the Secretary to
cause a special or regular meeting of the Board of Managers, as the case may be,
to be duly called and held on notice no later than five Business Days after
receipt of such demand. If the Secretary fails to cause such a
meeting to be called and held as required by this Section 6.7, the Member
or Members making the demand may call the meeting by giving notice as provided
in Section 6.9 at the expense of the Company.
6.8 Adjournments.
Any
meeting of the Board of Managers may be adjourned from time to time to another
date, time and place. If any meeting of the Board of Managers is so
adjourned, no notice as to such adjourned meeting need be given if the date,
time and place at which the meeting will be reconvened are announced at the time
of adjournment.
6.9 Notice of
Meetings.
Unless
otherwise required by law, written notice of each meeting of the Board of
Managers, stating the date, time and place and, in the case of a special
meeting, the purpose or purposes, shall be given at least five days and not more
than 90 days before the meeting to every member of the Board of
Managers. A member of the Board of Managers may waive notice of the
date, time, place and purpose or purposes of a meeting of the Board of
Managers. A waiver of notice is effective whether given before, at or
after the meeting, and whether given in writing, orally or by
attendance. Attendance by a Manager at a meeting is a waiver of
notice of that meeting, unless the Manager objects at the beginning of the
meeting to the transaction of business because the meeting is not lawfully
called or convened.
6.10 Proxies.
A
Manager may cast or authorize the casting of a vote by filing a written
appointment of proxy with the Secretary at or before the meeting at which the
appointment is to be effective. Any copy of the original of such
appointment may be filed in lieu of the original if it is a complete and legible
reproduction of the entire original and the filing may be made by any means of
transmission so long as the transmission contains information sufficient to
determine that the Manager authorized such transmission.
6.11 Quorum.
A
majority of the Managers constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business at
each meeting of the Board of Managers.
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6.12 Absent
Managers.
A
Manager may give advance written consent or opposition to a proposal to be acted
on at a meeting of the Board of Managers. If such Manager is not
present at the meeting, such consent or opposition to a proposal does not
constitute presence for purposes of determining the existence of a quorum, but
such consent or opposition shall be counted as a vote in favor of or against the
proposal and shall be entered in the minutes or other record of action at the
meeting, if the proposal acted on at the meeting is substantially the same or
has substantially the same effect as the proposal to which the Manager has
consented or objected.
6.13 Conference
Communications.
To
the fullest extent permitted under the Act, any or all of the Managers may
participate in any meeting of the Board of Managers, or of any duly constituted
committee thereof, by any means of communication through which the participating
Managers may simultaneously hear each other during such meeting. For
the purposes of establishing a quorum and taking any action at the meeting,
Managers participating pursuant to this Section 6.13 shall be deemed
present in person at the meeting; and the place of the meeting shall be the
place of origination of the conference telephone conversation or other
comparable communication technique.
6.14 Written
Action.
Any
action which might be taken at a meeting of the Board of Managers, or any duly
constituted committee thereof, may be taken without a meeting if done in writing
and signed by all the Managers. Any Electronic Transmission
consenting to an action to be taken and transmitted by a Manager, or committee
member, or by a Person or Persons authorized to act for a Manager or committee
member, shall be deemed to be written for purposes of this Section 6.14,
provided that any such Electronic Transmission sets forth information from which
the Company can determine that the Electronic Transmission was transmitted by
the Manager or committee member, or a Person authorized to act for the Manager
or committee member. The date on which such Electronic Transmission
is transmitted shall be deemed to be the date on which such consent was
signed.
6.15 Committees.
A
resolution approved by the Board of Managers may establish committees having the
authority of the Board of Managers in the management of the business of the
Company to the extent provided in the resolution. A committee shall
consist of one or more Persons, who need not be Managers. Committees
are subject to the direction and control of, and vacancies in the membership
thereof shall be filled by, the Board of Managers.
6.16 Compensation.
Managers
shall not be compensated by the Company for serving in such capacity, unless
Members holding a majority of the Shares outstanding determine otherwise in
writing. The Company shall bear the expenses, if any, incurred by
each Manager’s attendance at meetings of the Board of Managers and shall
reimburse Managers for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in the course
of providing services for the Company.
6.17 Removal.
(a) Other
than the Pharma Immune, Inc. nominee, any Manager may be removed from office at
any time, with or without cause, by the vote of Members holding a majority of
the Shares outstanding.
(b) If
Pharma Immune, Inc. elects to remove its Manager for any reason, then Pharma
Immune, Inc. shall have the right to remove the Manager and designate a
successor.
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Article 7
Officers
7.1 Number.
The
officers of the Company, all of whom shall be natural persons, shall consist of
a President, a Secretary and a Treasurer (“Named Officers”), and any
other officers and agents as the Board of Managers may designate from time to
time. Any Person may hold two or more offices.
7.2 Election; Term of Office and
Qualifications.
The
Board of Managers shall elect officers from time to time as it deems
appropriate. Such officers shall hold office until their successors
are elected and qualified, or until the office is eliminated by amendment of
this Agreement, in the case of the Named Officers, or a vote of the Managers, in
the case of officers other than Named Officers. An officer who is a
Manager shall hold office until the election and qualification of his or her
successor even though he or she may cease to be a Manager.
7.3 Removal and
Vacancies.
Any
officer may be removed from his or her office with or without cause upon a vote
of the Managers. Such removal shall be without prejudice to the
contract rights of the Person so removed. A vacancy among the
officers by death, resignation, removal or otherwise shall be filled by the
Board of Managers, unless such office is eliminated.
7.4 President.
(a) The
Company shall be managed by a President. The Board of Managers
delegates to the President the authority to oversee and supervise the Company’s
business. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the
President is authorized to determine all questions relating to the day-to-day
conduct, operation and management of the business of the Company. The
President is directly responsible to the Board of Managers.
(b) The
President may delegate such part of his or her duties as he or she may deem
reasonable or necessary in the conduct of the business of the Company to one or
more employees of the Company, who shall each have such duties and authority as
is determined from time to time by the President or as may be set forth in any
agreement between such employee and the Company.
7.5 Secretary.
The
Secretary shall be secretary of and shall attend all meetings of the Members and
Board of Managers and shall record all proceedings of such meetings in the
minute book of the Company. He or she shall give proper notice of
meetings of Members and the Board of Managers. He or she shall
perform such other duties as may from time to time be prescribed by the Board of
Managers or the President.
7.6 Treasurer.
The
Treasurer shall keep or cause to be kept accurate accounts of all moneys of the
Company received or disbursed. He or she shall deposit or cause to be
deposited all moneys, drafts and checks in the name of and to the credit of the
Company in such banks and depositaries as the Board of Managers or the President
shall from time to time designate. He or she shall have power to
endorse or cause to be endorsed for deposit or collection all notes, checks and
drafts received by the Company. He or she shall disburse or cause to
be disbursed the funds of the Company as ordered by the President. He
or she shall render to the Board of Managers and the President whenever required
an account of all his or her transactions as Treasurer and of the financial
condition of the Company and shall perform such other duties as set forth in
Article 10 and as may from time to time be prescribed by the Board of
Managers or the President.
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7.7 Duties of Other
Officers.
The
duties of such other officers and agents as the Board of Managers may designate
shall be set forth in the resolution creating such office or agency or by
subsequent resolution.
7.8 Compensation.
The
officers, agents and employees of the Company shall receive such compensation
for their services as may be determined from time to time by the Board of
Managers or as shall be set forth in a written agreement.
7.9 Management and Financial
Consulting Services.
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Consulting Corporation or an affiliate thereof will oversee the management team
and provide management and financing services at a rate of US$500 per annum,
subject to oversight and direction of the Board of Managers.
Article 8
Indemnification
8.1 General.
(a) To
the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company shall indemnify, hold harmless
and defend each Manager and Named Officer (individually, an “Indemnitee”) from and against
any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, whether joint or several,
expenses (including legal fees and expenses), judgments, fines and other amounts
paid in settlement, incurred or suffered by such Indemnitee, as a party or
otherwise, in connection with any threatened, pending or completed claim,
demand, action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative, and whether formal or informal, arising out of or in connection
with the business or the operation of the Company if the Indemnitee’s
conduct:
(i) was
not a breach of the Indemnitee’s duty of loyalty to the Company or the
Members,
(ii) did
not involve acts or omissions not in good faith or that involved intentional
misconduct or a knowing violation of law, and
(iii) did
not involve any transaction from which the Indemnitee derived an improper
personal benefit.
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(b) An
Indemnitee shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any action as to
which indemnification may be sought under any provision of this Agreement and to
participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel
shall be at the expense of such Indemnitee unless (i) the Company has agreed in
writing to pay such fees and expenses, (ii) the Company has failed to assume the
defense thereof and employ counsel within a reasonable period of time after
being given the notice required above or (iii) the Indemnitee has been advised
by its counsel that representation of such Indemnitee and other parties by the
same counsel would be inappropriate under applicable standards of professional
conduct (whether or not such representation by the same counsel has been
proposed) due to actual or potential differing interests between
them. It is understood, however, that the Company shall, in
connection with any one such action or separate but substantially similar or
related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general
allegations or circumstances, be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of
only one separate firm of attorneys at any time for all such Indemnitees having
actual or potential differing interests with the Company, unless but only to the
extent the Indemnitees have actual or potential differing interests with each
other.
(c) To
the fullest extent permitted by law and subject to Section 8.1(b), expenses
incurred by an Indemnitee in defending any claim, demand, action, suit or
proceeding subject to this Article 8 shall, from time to time, be advanced
by the Company before the final disposition of such claim, demand, action, suit
or proceeding upon receipt by the Company of an undertaking by or on behalf of
the Indemnitee to repay such amount unless it is determined that such Indemnitee
is entitled to be indemnified therefor pursuant to this
Article 8. An Indemnitee shall not be denied indemnification in
whole or in part under this Article 8 merely because the
Indemnitee had an interest in the transaction with respect to which the
indemnification applies, if the transaction was not otherwise prohibited by the
terms of this Agreement and the conduct of the Indemnitee satisfied the
conditions set forth in Section 8.1(a).
8.2 Insurance.
The
Company will maintain liability insurance for each of the Managers and Named
Officers in such amounts as may be acceptable to the Managers, acting
reasonably, but in any event in an amount not less than (REDACTED:
Insurance amount) or such other amount as may be approved
unanimously by the Managers).
8.3 No Member
Liability.
Any
indemnification provided under this Article 8 shall be satisfied solely out
of assets of the Company, as an expense of the Company. No Member
shall be subject to personal liability by reason of these indemnification
provisions.
8.4 Settlements.
The
Company shall not be liable for any settlement of any such action effected
without its written consent, but if settled with such written consent, or if
there is a final judgment against the Indemnitee in any such action, the Company
agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Indemnitee to the extent provided
above from and against any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense by reason
of such settlement or judgment.
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8.5 Amendments.
Any
amendment of this Article 8 shall not adversely affect any right or
protection of an Indemnitee who was serving at the time of such amendment or
repeal, and such rights and protections shall survive such amendment or repeal
with respect to events that occurred before such amendment or
repeal.
Article 9
Transfers
9.1 Registration, Transfer and
Exchange.
The
Company shall keep at the Principal Office an original copy of this Agreement in
which the Board of Managers shall reflect all transfers of outstanding Shares on
successive amendments of Schedule A that are made pursuant to
Article 15; provided,
however, that the Board of Managers shall not reflect on Schedule A
any transfer that is not made in compliance with this
Article 9. The Company may treat any Person in whose name Shares
are recorded on Schedule A to this Agreement as the absolute owner of such
Shares. The Board of Managers shall deliver a copy of each amendment
of Schedule A to each Member promptly after each amendment, provided that, a failure of
the Board of Managers to deliver a copy of any amendment to the Members shall
not invalidate such amendment.
9.2 Restriction on
Transfers.
In
addition to any restrictions imposed by the federal securities laws and any
applicable state securities or “blue-sky” laws, no Member may transfer all or
any part of any Share, whether for consideration or not, and no transferee
thereof shall have any rights in the Company or be or have any rights as a
Member with respect to all or any part of any such Share attempted to be
transferred, and any such attempted transfer of all or any part of a Share shall
be entirely null and void, unless:
(a) the
transferee is a Permitted Transferee; or
(b) the
Member (the “Selling
Member”) gives the Company and the other Qualified Members (as defined
below) notice in writing (the “Notice”) at least 30 days in
advance of such proposed sale (the “Notice Period”) detailing the
number of Shares to be transferred, the nature of the transfer, the price and
other terms thereof, and the name and address of each prospective purchaser or
transferee, and the Selling Member shall not consummate any such sale until it
has complied with the provisions of Sections 9.5 and 9.6 and the Notice Period
has expired; and
(c) the
transferor and the transferee comply with the provisions of
Section 9.4.
Subject
to compliance with Section 9.4, if a Member transfers one or more Shares to
a Permitted Transferee, the Permitted Transferee shall become a Member without
any further action on the part of the Company or the Members. The
appropriate Company records and any certificates representing the Shares shall
be noted to prevent any transfers in violation of this
Section 9.2. No Member may transfer any portion of such Member’s
rights in or obligations to the Company as a Member except pursuant to a
transfer of Shares.
9.3 Transfer by Legal
Process.
Upon
any involuntary transfer of all or any portion of the Shares of a Member
pursuant to a levy of execution, foreclosure of pledge, garnishment, attachment,
divorce decree, bankruptcy or other legal process (or by operation of law
resulting from the death, disability, liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of
a Member), (i) such
Member shall cease to be a Member with respect to any Shares so transferred,
(ii) the Shares that are so transferred shall, in the hands of the
transferee, be subject to the purchase rights described in Section 9.9,
treating the transferee as the Transferring Person for such
purposes. If the Company and the Members do not purchase the
transferred Shares pursuant to Section 9.9, and the transferee shall have
no right to become a Member or vote in any Company matters unless admitted by
the affirmative vote of Members who hold at least a majority of the Shares
(other than the Shares so transferred), and subject to compliance with the
provisions of Section 9.4. If the transferee does not become a
Member, the transferee shall be merely an assignee with the rights described in
Section 18-702(b) of the Act.
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9.4 Conditions to Permitted
Transfers.
No
transfer otherwise permitted by any provisions of this Agreement shall be valid
unless and until the following conditions are satisfied (any of which may be
waived by the Board of Managers in its discretion):
(a) The
transferor and transferee shall execute and deliver to the Company such
documents and instruments of conveyance as may be necessary or appropriate in
the opinion of counsel to the Company to effect such transfer and confirm the
agreement of the transferee to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement;
provided, however, that in the case of
a transfer of Shares at death or involuntarily by operation of law, the transfer
shall be confirmed by presentation to the Company of legal evidence of such
transfer, in form and substance satisfactory to counsel of the
Company.
(b) Except
in the case of a transfer of Shares at death or involuntarily by operation of
law, where no opinion of counsel is required, the transferor shall furnish to
the Company an opinion of counsel, which counsel and opinion shall be
satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that:
(i) The
transfer will not cause the Company’s status as a partnership to terminate for
federal income tax purposes under Code Section 708 or cause the Company to
be treated as a “publicly traded partnership” within the meaning of Code
Section 7704;
(ii) The
transfer is exempt from all applicable registration requirements and such
transfer will not violate any applicable federal and state laws regulating the
transfer of securities; and
(iii) The
transfer will not cause the Company to be deemed to be an “investment company”
under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
(c) The
transferor and transferee shall furnish the Company with the transferee’s
taxpayer identification number, sufficient information to determine the
transferee’s initial tax basis in the Shares transferred and any other
information reasonably necessary to permit the Company to file all required
federal and state tax returns and other legally required information statements
or returns. The Company shall not be required to make any
distribution otherwise provided for in this Agreement with respect to any
transferred Shares until it has received such information.
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(d) The
transferee shall reimburse the Company for all costs and expenses reasonably
incurred by the Company in connection with such transfer including, without
limitation, legal fees and costs of the preparation, execution, filing or
publishing of any amendment to the Certificate of Formation or this
Agreement.
9.5 Company Right of First
Refusal.
During
the first ten days of the Notice Period, the Company shall have the exclusive
right to purchase all or a portion of the Offered Interest at the price and on
terms identical to those set forth in the Notice. If the Company elects to
purchase any Offered Interest, such Offered Interest shall be delivered, and the
transaction closed, within five business days after the Company delivers a
written notice to the Selling Member indicating its election to purchase the
Offered Interest.
9.6 Right of First
Refusal.
(REDACTED: ROFR
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9.7 Preemptive
Rights.
(REDACTED: Preemtive rights
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Bring-Along
Rights.
(REDACTED Bring-along Rights
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9.8 Resignation.
No
Member shall be entitled to resign, retire or otherwise withdraw from the
Company before the dissolution and winding up of the Company pursuant to
Article 14 without the consent of the Board of Managers.
9.9 Special
Events.
Upon
the occurrence of a Special Event with respect to any Member, the voting rights
relating to such Member’s Shares shall be transferred to another Member
designated by the Member with respect to which a Special Event occurred, or by
such Member’s legal representative or estate, and that Member or his estate or
other assignee shall retain other rights of a Member to the maximum extent
permitted by law.
Article 10
Books
of Account; Reports and Fiscal Matters
10.1 Books; Place;
Access.
The
Treasurer shall maintain books of account on behalf of the Company at the
Principal Office or such other place as may be designated by the Board of
Managers. All Members shall at all reasonable times have access to
and the right to inspect the same.
10.2 Financial
Information.
The
Treasurer shall cause to be prepared and delivered to each of the Members
summary financial information with respect to each of the first three quarters
of each Fiscal Year. Such quarterly financial information shall be
provided to the Members not later than 45 days following the end of each quarter
of the Fiscal Year. The Treasurer shall also cause to be prepared and
delivered to each of the Members an annual financial report that shall describe
in reasonable detail the financial and business activities of the Company and
include the financial statements of the Company for the previous Fiscal
Year. Such annual financial report shall be provided to the Members
not later than 90 days after the close of each Fiscal Year and shall be audited
by a reputable public accounting firm.
10.3 Tax
Information.
Within
90 days after the close of each Fiscal Year, all necessary tax information shall
be transmitted to all Members.
10.4 Tax Elections and
Accounting.
The
Board of Managers, in consultation with the Company’s tax advisers, shall make
or refrain from making any elections required or permitted to be made by the
Company under the Code and shall choose the Company’s tax accounting method from
all available tax accounting methods. The Board of Managers may, at
the time and in the manner provided in Treasury Regulations Section 1.754-1(b)
and upon the vote of a Member Majority, cause the Company to elect pursuant to
Code Section 754 to adjust the basis of the assets of the Company in the
manner provided in Code Sections 734 and 743.
10.5 Tax Matters
Partner.
Until (REDACTED: Tax Matters partner
name) resigns, is removed, or ceases to be a Member, it shall act as
the tax matters partner (the “TMP”), as such term is defined in Code
Section 6231(a)(7), and the TMP is authorized to and shall represent the
Company in connection with all examinations of the Company’s affairs by tax
authorities, including resulting administrative and judicial
proceedings. The Members and the TMP shall use all reasonable efforts
to comply with the responsibilities outlined in Code Sections 6222 through
6231 (including any Treasury Regulations thereunder and any successor or
amendatory provisions thereto for which a tax matters partner is
designated). Members holding a majority of the Shares outstanding may
remove the TMP at any time or the TMP may resign as TMP at any time, and such
resignation or removal shall become effective upon the appointment of a
successor TMP in the manner required by applicable Treasury
Regulations. The successor TMP shall be determined by the vote of
Members holding a majority of the Shares outstanding.
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10.6 Required
Records.
The
Board of Managers shall maintain at the Principal Office the information and
records that the Members are entitled to obtain from the Company pursuant to
Section 18-305(a) of the Act. Each Member shall have the
absolute right, upon written demand, to examine and copy, in person or by a
legal representative, at any reasonable time, and the Company shall make
available within ten days after receipt by the Board of Managers of the written
demand, all documents referred to in the preceding sentence.
Article 11
Capital
11.1 Initial Capital
Contributions.
As
promptly as practical, the Members shall make the Capital Contributions
indicated opposite their respective names on Schedule A. In
exchange for such Capital Contributions, the Members shall receive the Shares
set forth opposite their respective names on Schedule A.
11.2 No Right to Return of
Contribution.
No
Member shall have the right to the withdrawal or to the return of his, her or
its Capital Contribution, except upon the dissolution and liquidation of the
Company pursuant to Article 14.
11.3 Additional Capital
Contributions.
(REDACTED: Additional capital
contribution term)
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11.4 Creditor’s Interest in the
Company.
No
creditor who makes a loan to the Company shall have or acquire at any time as a
result of making the loan any direct or indirect interest in the profits,
capital or property of the Company, other than such interest as may be accorded
to a secured creditor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this provision
shall not prohibit in any manner whatsoever a secured creditor from
participating in the profits of operation or gross or net sales of the Company
or in the gain on sale or refinancing of the Company, all as may be provided in
its loan or security agreements.
11.5 Capital
Accounts.
A
separate Capital Account (“Capital Account”) shall be
maintained for each Member in accordance with Code Section 704 and Treasury
Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv). The Board of Managers shall
increase or decrease the Capital Accounts in accordance with the rules of such
regulations including, without limitation, upon the occurrence of any of the
events specified in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f). The Board of
Managers’ determination of Capital Accounts shall be binding upon all
parties.
11.6 Revaluations of Assets and
Capital Account Adjustments.
Immediately
preceding the issuance of additional Shares in exchange for cash, property or
services to a new or existing Member and upon the redemption of the Interest of
a Member, the then prevailing asset values of the Company shall be adjusted to
equal their respective gross fair market value and any increase in the net
equity value of the Company (asset values less liabilities) shall be credited to
the Capital Accounts of the Members in the same manner as Profits are credited
under Section 12.1 (or any decrease in the net equity value of the Company shall
be charged in the same manner as Losses are charged under Section
12.1). Accordingly, as of the date of issuance of additional Shares
or the redemption of all or a portion of a Share Holder’s Interest in the
Company, the Capital Accounts of Members will reflect both realized and
unrealized gains and losses through such date and the net equity value of the
Company as of such date.
Article 12
Allocation
of Profits and Losses
12.1 Capital Account
Allocations.
(REDACTED:
Capital account allocation terms)
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12.2 Tax
Allocations.
Subject
to Section 12.4, the Board of Managers shall allocate the items of income, gain,
loss and deduction of the Company for federal income tax purposes among the
Members in the same manner that such items are allocated to the Members’ Capital
Accounts.
12.3 Tax
Credits.
All
tax credits shall be allocated among the Members in accordance with applicable
law.
12.4 Code Section 704(c)
Allocations.
In
accordance with Code Section 704(c), income, gain, loss and deduction with
respect to any property contributed to the Company shall, solely for tax
purposes, be allocated among the Members so as to take account of any variation
between the adjusted basis of such property to the Company for income tax
purposes and its book value, in the same manner as such variations are treated
under Code Section 704(c). If the value of any Company asset is
adjusted pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(e) or (f), subsequent allocations of
income, gain, loss, and deduction with respect to such asset shall take account
of any variation between the adjusted basis of such asset for federal
income tax purposes and its value in the same manner as under Code Section
704(c) and the Treasury Regulations thereunder. Any elections or other decisions
related to such allocations shall be made by the Board of Managers in any manner
that reasonably reflects the purpose and intention of this Agreement, provided,
however that the Company shall elect to use the traditional allocation method
under Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-3(b) with respect to Company assets that
are adjusted to fair market value. Allocations pursuant to this
Section 12.3 are solely for purposes of federal, state and local taxes and shall
not affect, or in any way be taken into account in computing, any Member’s
Capital Account or share of income, gain, loss or deduction pursuant to any
provision of this Agreement.
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12.5 Varying Interests During
Fiscal Year; Tax Credits
In
the event of any changes in Shares during a Fiscal Year, all Profits and Losses
from operations of the Company during such Fiscal Year, using such methods of
accounting for depreciation and other items as the Board of Managers determines
to use for federal income tax purposes, shall be allocated to each Member based
on its varying interest in the Company during such operating year in accordance
with Code Section 706. The Board of Managers shall determine in
accordance with Code Section 706 whether to prorate items of income and
deduction according to the portion of the Fiscal Year for which a Member held
Shares or whether to close the books on an interim basis and divide such
operating year into two or more segments.
Article 13
Distributions
13.1 Distributions.
The
Board of Managers may make distributions of cash or property to the Members from
time to time in its discretion. Subject to the provisions of Section
14.2(d), all distributions to the Members shall be made pro rata in proportion
to their respective Shares.
13.2 Distributions for Tax
Liabilities.
Subject
to the limitations on distributions in Section 13.3, the Company shall make
the following distributions to cover Member tax liabilities:
(REDACTED: Tax Distribution
terms)
13.3 Limitations on
Distributions.
Notwithstanding
any provision to the contrary in this Article 13:
(a) All
distributions made in connection with the liquidation and winding up of the
Company shall be made in the manner provided in Section 14.2.
(b) No
distribution shall be made that would result in a violation of
Section 18-607 of the Act.
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Article 14
Dissolution
and Liquidation
14.1 Events Causing
Dissolution.
The
Company shall be dissolved only upon the occurrence of any of the following
events:
(a) The
written agreement of all Members; or
(b) The
final decree of a court that dissolution is required under applicable
law.
14.2 Liquidation and Winding
Up.
If
the Company is dissolved pursuant to Section 14.1, the Company shall be
liquidated and the Managers (or other Person or Persons designated by the
Managers or by a decree of court) shall wind up the affairs of the
Company. The Managers or other Persons winding up the affairs of the
Company shall promptly proceed to the liquidation of the Company and, in
settling the accounts of the Company, the assets and the property of the Company
shall be distributed in the following order of priority:
(a) To
the payment of all debts and liabilities of the Company in the order of priority
as provided by law (other than outstanding loans from a Member);
(b) To
the establishment of any reserves deemed necessary by the Managers or the Person
winding up the affairs of the Company for any contingent liabilities or
obligations of the Company;
(c) To
the repayment of any outstanding loans from Members to the Company, pro rata in
proportion to the amounts owed to such Members; and
(d) The
balance, if any, to the Members pro rata in accordance with the positive Capital
Account balances of the Members, after giving effect to all contributions,
distributions, and allocations for all periods.
14.3 No Deficit Restoration
Obligation.
If
any Member has a deficit balance in its Capital Account (after giving effect to
all contributions, distributions and allocations for all fiscal periods
including the fiscal period during which the liquidation occurs), such Member
shall have no obligation to make any contribution to the capital of the Company
with respect to such deficit, and such deficit shall not be considered a debt
owed to the Company or to any Person for any purpose whatsoever.
Article 15
Amendment
The
Certificate of Formation and this Agreement may be amended by an instrument in
writing signed by a Member Majority; provided that any amendment that would
(i) change the rights or preferences of any Member under this Agreement or
(ii) dilute the relative interest of any Member in the profits or capital
of the Company or otherwise adversely affect the interest of any Member in the
Company shall require the consent of such Member. No provision of
this Agreement (other than Schedule A as described below) may be modified,
amended, waived or terminated except as provided in the preceding
sentence. No course of dealing between the parties will modify,
amend, waive or terminate any provision of this Agreement or any rights or
obligations of any party under or by reason of this
Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board of Managers shall
amend Schedule A, without having to obtain the consent of any Member, as
appropriate to reflect accurately any transfers of Shares, issuances of new
Shares and admissions of new Members that are effected in accordance with this
Agreement. The Board of Managers shall promptly deliver a copy of any
such amendment to each Member, provided that, a failure of
the Board of Managers to deliver a copy of any amendment to the Members shall
not invalidate such amendment.
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Article 16
Approval
of Reorganizations and Bankruptcy
Without
the vote of a Member Majority, the Company shall not
engage in any Reorganization or commence any proceedings or the filing of any
petition seeking relief under Title 11 of the Shared States Code, as now
constituted or hereafter amended, or any other federal or state bankruptcy,
insolvency or similar law.
Article 17
Representations,
Warranties of the Members
17.1 Representations and
Warranties of the Members.
Each
of the Members represents and warrants as of the Effective Date to each of the
other Members and the Company as follows:
(a) The
Shares being acquired by such Member are being purchased for such Member’s own
account and not with a view to, or for sale in connection with, any distribution
or public offering thereof within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the “Securities
Act”). Such Member understands that such Shares have not been
registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws by reason of
their contemplated issuance in transactions exempt from the registration and
prospectus delivery requirements thereof and that the reliance of the Company
and others upon such exemptions is predicated in part by the representations and
warranties of such Member contained in this Agreement.
(b) Such
Member has the requisite power and authority (whether corporate or otherwise)
and legal capacity to enter into, and to carry out its obligations under, this
Agreement.
(c) The
execution and delivery by such Member of this Agreement and the consummation by
such Member of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been duly
authorized before the Effective Date by all necessary action on the part of such
Member.
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(d) This
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Member and constitutes a
valid and binding obligation enforceable against such Member in accordance with
its terms.
(e) Such
Member is not subject to, or obligated under, any provision of (i) any
agreement, arrangement or understanding, (ii) any license, franchise or
permit or (iii) any law, regulation, order, judgment or decree that would
be breached or violated, or in respect of which a right of termination or
acceleration or any encumbrance on any of such Member’s assets would be created,
by such Member’s execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for such
agreements as to which a Member has previously obtained the consent of the other
party or parties thereto.
(f) No
authorization, consent or approval of, waiver or exemption by, or filing or
registration with, any public body, court, third party or authority is necessary
on such Member’s part, which has not previously been obtained by such Member for
the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
(g) No
Person has or will have, as a result of any act or omission by such Member any
right, interest or valid claim against the Company or any other Member for any
commission, fee or other compensation as a finder or broker, or in any similar
capacity, in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
(h) If
such Member is or ever becomes an employee of the Company, such Member
acknowledges and agrees that such Member’s ownership of Shares and status as a
Member does not constitute an express or implied promise by the Company of
continued employment and will not interfere in any way with the Company’s right
to terminate such employment at any time.
Article 18
Miscellaneous
Provisions
18.1 Entire
Agreement.
This
Agreement (including the exhibits, schedules and other documents referred to in
this Agreement) contains the entire understanding between the Members with
respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes any prior
understandings, agreements or representations, written or oral, relating to the
subject matter of this Agreement.
18.2 Time of
Essence.
With
regard to all dates and time periods set forth or referred to in this Agreement,
time is of the essence.
18.3 Signatures;
Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, any one of which need not
contain the signatures of more than one party, but all such counterparts taken
together will constitute one and the same instrument. A facsimile
signature will be considered an original signature.
18.4 Severability.
Whenever
possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such a manner
as to be effective and valid under applicable law but if any provision of this
Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable under any applicable
law or rule, the validity, legality and enforceability of the other provisions
of this Agreement will not be affected or impaired thereby.
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18.5 Successors and
Assigns.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon the transferees, successors, assigns and legal
representatives of the parties to this Agreement.
18.6 Notices.
All
notices, demands and other communications to be given or delivered under or by
reason of the provisions of this Agreement will be in
writing. Without limiting the manner by which written notice may
otherwise be given, any notice shall be effective if given by a form of
Electronic Transmission consented to in writing by the Person to whom the notice
is given, which consent has not been revoked in writing. Notice will
be deemed to have been given (i) when delivered if personally delivered by
hand (with written confirmation of receipt), (ii) when received if sent by
a nationally recognized overnight courier service (receipt requested), (iii)
five Business Days after being mailed to a Person’s address set forth in the
records of the Company or designated in writing by such Person, if sent by first
class mail, return receipt requested, (iv) when receipt is acknowledged by an
affirmative act of the party receiving notice, (v) if sent by facsimile
telecommunication, when directed to a number at which the Person receiving
notice has consented to receive notice, (vi) if by electronic mail, when
directed to an electronic mail address at which the Person receiving notice has
consented to receive notice, or (vii) if by any other form of Electronic
Transmission, when directed to the Person who is receiving
notice. All notices to the Company shall be addressed to its
Principal Office.
18.7 Headings.
The
headings and any table of contents contained in this Agreement are for reference
purposes only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of
this Agreement.
18.8 References.
References
to Sections, Exhibits, Schedules and like references are to Sections, Exhibits,
Schedules and the like of this Agreement unless otherwise expressly
provided.
18.9 Construction.
The
word “including” means “including without limitation.” The use of the
masculine, feminine or neuter gender or the singular or plural form of words
will not limit any provisions of this Agreement.
18.10 Governing
Law.
All
matters relating to the interpretation, construction, validity and enforcement
of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the state of
Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law provisions
thereof. Any conflict or apparent conflict between this Agreement and
the Act will be resolved in favor of this Agreement, except as otherwise
specifically required by the Act.
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18.11 Third Party
Benefit.
Nothing
in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any Person not
a party to this Agreement any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities of
any nature whatsoever; provided, however, that the Indemnitees
shall, as intended third-party beneficiaries thereof, be entitled to the
enforcement of Article 8, but only insofar as the obligations sought to be
enforced thereunder are those of the Company.
18.12 Additional Actions and
Documents.
The
parties agree to execute and deliver any further instruments or perform any acts
that are or may become necessary to carry on the Company created by this
Agreement or to effectuate its purposes.
18.13 Specific
Performance.
Each
of the parties acknowledges and agrees that the subject matter of this Agreement
is unique, that the other parties would be damaged irreparably in the event any
of the provisions of this Agreement are not performed in accordance with their
specific terms or otherwise are breached, and that the remedies at law would not
be adequate to compensate such other parties not in default or in
breach. Accordingly, each of the parties agrees that the other
parties will be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of
the provisions of this Agreement and to enforce specifically this Agreement and
the terms and provisions of this Agreement in addition to any other remedy to
which they may be entitled, at law or in equity. The parties waive
any defense that a remedy at law is adequate and any requirement to post bond or
provide similar security in connection with actions instituted for injunctive
relief or specific performance of this Agreement.
18.14 Waiver of
Partition.
Each
Member irrevocably waives any and all rights that he, she, or it may have to
maintain an action for partition of any of the Company’s property.
18.15 Arbitration.
Any
claim or dispute of any nature between the parties to this Agreement arising
directly or indirectly from the relationship created by this Agreement shall be
resolved exclusively by arbitration in the state of New York, in accordance with
the applicable rules of the American Arbitration Association. The
fees of the arbitrator(s) and other costs incurred by the parties in connection
with such arbitration shall be paid by the party which is unsuccessful in such
arbitration. The decision of the arbitrator(s) shall be final and
binding upon both parties. Judgment of the award rendered by the
arbitrator(s) may be entered in any court having jurisdiction
thereof. If any dispute is submitted to arbitration, each party
shall, not later than 30 days before the date set for hearing, provide to the
other party and to the arbitrator(s) a copy of all exhibits upon which the party
intends to rely at the hearing and a list of all Persons each party intends to
call at the hearing.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
undersigned have executed this Agreement as of the Effective Date.
ZBV I,
LLC
By:
(REDACTED: Individual’s
name)
PHARMA
IMMUNE, INC.
By:
/s/
Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Title: President
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EXHIBIT 1
CERTIFICATE
OF FORMATION
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SCHEDULE A
Name
of Member
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Capital
Contribution
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Agreed
Fair
Market
Value
|
Shares
|
(REDACTED: Contribution
Details)
|
(REDACTED: Contribution
Details)
|
(REDACTED: Contribution
Details)
|
(REDACTED: Contribution
Details)
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