EXHIBIT 3.i(aa)
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT
OF
NATI LLC
This LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT (this "AGREEMENT") of NATI
LLC is made as of February 24, 1999 by IMC Chemicals Inc., a Delaware
corporation ("IMC").
IMC hereby duly adopts this Agreement pursuant to and in accordance
with the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (6 DEL.C. Section 18-101, ET
SEQ.), as amended from time to time (the "ACT"), and hereby agrees as follows:
1. NAME; CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION. The name of the limited
liability company is NATI LLC (the "COMPANY"). The Certificate of Formation
of the Company dated February 9, 1999 was filed in the office of the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on February 16, 1999.
2. DEFINITIONS. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein
shall have the meanings set forth therefor in Section 18-101 of the Act.
3. PURPOSE. The Company is formed for the object and purpose of,
and the nature of the business to be conducted and promoted by the Company
is, engaging in any lawful act or activity for which limited liability
companies may be formed under the Act and engaging in any and all activities
necessary or incidental to the foregoing.
4. MEMBER PERCENTAGES. The interests of each Member in the Company
(the "MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS") and the business address of each Member are set
forth on Schedule A hereto.
5. REGISTERED OFFICE AND DESIGNATED AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS.
The registered office of the Company in the State of Delaware shall be
located at c/o The Corporation Trust Company, Corporation Trust Center, 0000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000. The registered agent of the
Company for service of process at such address is The Corporation Trust
Company.
6. OFFICERS. The Members hereby appoint the following named persons
to be officers of the Company (the "OFFICERS") and to serve with the title
indicated:
NAME TITLE
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Xxxx Xxxxx President
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Secretary
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7. POWERS. The business and affairs of the Company shall be managed
by the Members. The Members shall have the power to do any and all acts
necessary or convenient to or for the furtherance of the purposes described
herein, including all powers, statutory or otherwise, possessed by members
under the laws of the State of
Delaware. Each of the Officers and Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx are hereby each designated as an authorized person, within the meaning
of the Act, to execute, deliver and file the Certificate of Formation of the
Company (and any amendments and/or restatements thereof) and any other
certificates (and any amendments and/or restatements thereof) necessary for
the Company to qualify to do business in a jurisdiction in which the Company
may wish to conduct business.
8. MANAGEMENT. The Officers shall have the sole and exclusive power
and authority to act for and bind the Company. The Members shall have the
exclusive right to manage the business and affairs of the Company and may
delegate such management rights, powers, duties and responsibilities to one
or more Officers or such other person or persons designated by them as they
may determine, provided that such delegation shall not cause the Members to
cease being Members. Pursuant to their discretion to do so under this Section
8, the Members hereby delegate to each of the Officers the nonexclusive power
and authority to act as an agent of the Company and, in such capacity, to
bind the Company in the ordinary course of the Company's business and to
execute any and all documents to be signed by the Company. Notwithstanding
the foregoing delegation of power, no Officer shall have the authority to
make any distributions or sell any assets of the Company without the consent
of all Members.
9. DISSOLUTION. The Company shall dissolve, and its affairs shall be
wound up upon the first to occur of the following: (a) the written consent of
the Members, (b) the retirement, resignation, expulsion, insolvency,
bankruptcy or dissolution of any of the Members or the occurrence of any
other event which terminates the continued membership of any of the Members
in the Company, or (c) the entry of a decree of judicial dissolution under
Section 18-802 of the Act.
10. CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS. The Member shall make capital
contributions to the Company from time to time, in cash, securities or other
property, in amounts and at times as determined by the Members, and in
proportion to their respective Membership Interests.
11. ALLOCATION OF PROFITS AND LOSSES. The Company's profits and
losses shall be allocated among the Members in proportion to their respective
Membership Interests.
12. DISTRIBUTIONS. Distributions shall be made to the Members at
the times and in the amounts determined by the Members. Such distributions
shall be allocated among the Members in proportion to their respective
Membership Interests.
13. ASSIGNMENTS. No Member may assign in whole or in part its
limited liability company interest without the consent of the other Members,
which consent may be granted or withheld in such Members' sole and absolute
discretion.
14. RESIGNATION. No Member may resign from the Company without the
consent of each of the other Members.
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15. LIABILITY OF MEMBER; INDEMNIFICATION. The Members shall not
have any liability to the Company, any other Members or any third party for
the obligations or liabilities of the Company except to the extent required
by the Act. The Company shall, to the full extent permitted by applicable
law, indemnify and hold harmless each Member and each Officer against
liabilities incurred by it in connection with any action, suit or proceeding
to which it may be made a party or otherwise involved or with which such
Member or such Officer shall be threatened by reason of its being a Member or
Officer or while acting as a Member or Officer on behalf of the Company or in
its interest.
16. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by, and
construed under, the laws of the State of
Delaware, all rights and remedies
being governed by said laws.
17. PROPOSED MERGER. (a) The Members hereby deem it advisable and
in the best interest of the Company that the Company enter into the Agreement
and Plan of Merger between the Company and North American Terminals, Inc., a
California corporation, a form of which has been presented to the Members
(the "MERGER AGREEMENT"). The Merger Agreement and the transactions
contemplated thereby are, and each of them hereby is, authorized and approved
in all material respects; and the Officers are, and each of them hereby is,
authorized to execute and deliver on behalf of the Company the Merger
Agreement with such changes therein and additions or amendments thereto, and
any and all ancillary documents, in such form as the Officer or Officers
executing any of the Merger Agreement or such ancillary documents shall
approve, such Officer's execution thereof to be conclusive evidence of such
approval.
(b) All actions heretofore taken by any Member, any Officer or an
authorized person within the meaning of the Act in connection with any
matter referred to herein are hereby approved, ratified and confirmed in all
respects.
(c) The Officers are, and each of them hereby is, authorized, and
directed to do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such acts,
deeds and things and to make, execute and deliver, or cause to be made,
executed and delivered, all such agreements, undertakings, documents,
instruments, certificates and other papers and instruments, in the name and
on behalf of the Company or otherwise as each such Officer may deem necessary
or appropriate to effectuate or carry out fully the purpose and intent of the
Transaction Agreements and any of the transactions contemplated thereby.
17. AMENDMENT. This Agreement may only be amended by a writing duly
signed by each of the Members.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this Agreement
as of the date first written above.
IMC CHEMICALS INC.
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: President
SCHEDULE A
Name and Address of Members Membership Interest % Ownership Interest
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IMC Chemicals Inc. 100 Units 100%
c/o IMC Global Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX
00000-0000
