Company Representative. (a) The Managing Member is specially authorized and appointed to act as the Company Representative and in any similar capacity under state or local Law; provided, that the Managing Member may appoint and replace the Company Representative. The Company Representative shall designate a “designated individual” in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 301.6223-1(b)(3)(i). The Company and the Members (including any Member designated as the Company Representative prior to the date hereof) shall cooperate fully with each other and shall use reasonable best efforts to cause the Managing Member (or any Person subsequently designated) to become the Company Representative with respect to any taxable period of the Company with respect to which the statute of limitations has not yet expired, including (as applicable) by filing certifications pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 301.6231(a)(7)-1(d). (b) The Company Representative may retain, at the Company’s expense, such outside counsel, accountants and other professional consultants as it may reasonably deem necessary in the course of fulfilling its obligations as the Company Representative. The Company Representative is authorized to take, and shall determine in its sole discretion whether or not the Company will take, such actions and execute and file all statements and forms on behalf of the Company that are approved by the Managing Member and are permitted or required by the applicable provisions of the Partnership Tax Audit Rules (including a “push-out” election under Section 6226 of the Code or any analogous election under state or local tax Law). Each Member agrees to cooperate with the Company Representative and to use commercially reasonable efforts to do or refrain from doing any or all things requested by the Company Representative (including paying any and all resulting taxes, additions to tax, penalties and interest in a timely fashion) in connection with any examination of the Company’s affairs by any federal, state, or local tax authorities, including resulting administrative and judicial proceedings. The Managing Member shall have the authority to amend this Section 6.01 to give effect to the Partnership Tax Audit Rules, and each Member agrees to be bound by the provisions of any such amendment.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Limited Liability Company Agreement (Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc.), Limited Liability Company Agreement (Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc.), Limited Liability Company Agreement (Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc.)
Company Representative. (a) The Managing Member is specially authorized and appointed to act as the Company Representative Representative, and in any similar capacity under state or local Law; provided, that the Managing Member may appoint and replace the Company Representative. The Company Representative shall to designate a “designated individual” in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 301.6223-1(b)(3)(i1(b)(3). The Company and the Members (including any Member designated as the Company Representative prior to the date hereof) shall cooperate fully with each other and shall use reasonable best efforts to cause the Managing Member (or any Person subsequently designated) to become the Company Representative with respect to any taxable period of the Company with respect to which the statute of limitations has not yet expired, including (as applicable) by filing certifications pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 301.6231(a)(7)-1(d).
(b) The Company Representative may retain, at the Company’s expense, such outside counsel, accountants and other professional consultants as it may reasonably deem necessary in the course of fulfilling its obligations as the Company Representative. The Company Representative is authorized to take, and shall determine in its sole discretion whether or not the Company will take, such actions and execute and file all statements and forms on behalf of the Company that are approved by the Managing Member and are permitted or required by the applicable provisions of the Partnership Tax Audit Rules (including a “push-out” election under Section 6226 of the Code or any analogous election under state or local tax Law). Each Member agrees to cooperate with the Company Representative and to use commercially reasonable efforts to do or refrain from doing any or all things reasonably requested by the Company Representative with respect to the conduct of such proceedings. The Members shall cooperate in Good Faith in order to minimize the financial burden on the Company of any imputed underpayment under Section 6225 of the Code (or any successor provision), including paying an election and the furnishing of statements pursuant to Section 6226 of the Code or through the adoption of the procedure established by Section 6225(c) of the Code (or any successor provision). In acting as Company Representative, the Managing Member shall act, to the maximum extent possible, to cause income, gain, loss, deduction and all resulting taxes, additions to tax, penalties and interest in a timely fashion) in connection with any examination credit of the Company’s affairs , and adjustments thereto, to be allocated or borne by the Members in the same manner as such items or adjustments would have been borne if the Company could have effectively made an election under Section 6221(b) of the Code or similar state or local provision with respect to the taxable period at issue. The Company Representative shall keep the Electing Unitholders’ Representative reasonably informed of any federalmaterial audit or administrative or judicial proceedings with respect to the tax matters of the Company and its Subsidiaries and shall not settle or compromise any tax proceeding with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that would reasonably be expected to have a materially and disproportionately adverse impact on any Electing Unitholder without the prior written consent of the Electing Unitholders’ Representative (not to be unreasonably withheld, stateconditioned, or local tax authorities, including resulting administrative and judicial proceedings. The Managing Member shall have the authority to amend this Section 6.01 to give effect to the Partnership Tax Audit Rules, and each Member agrees to be bound by the provisions of any such amendmentdelayed).
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Limited Liability Company Agreement (Kodiak Gas Services, Inc.), Merger Agreement (CSI Compressco LP), Merger Agreement (CSI Compressco LP)
Company Representative. The Chief Financial Officer of the Company (acurrently ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇) The Managing Member is specially authorized and appointed to act as the initial Company Representative and in any similar capacity under state or local Law; provided, provided that the Managing Member Member, may appoint select a different Person to act as Company Representative in respect of a Fiscal Year and replace it is acknowledged that the Company RepresentativeRepresentative serves at the discretion of the Managing Member. The For any Fiscal Year of the Company to which the Partnership Tax Audit Rules apply and in which the Company Representative is an entity, the Company Representative shall designate a appoint an individual selected by and subject to the control of the Company Representative for such Fiscal Year as the “designated individual” in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 301.6223-1(b)(3)(i)and the Company Representative shall revoke such appointment for any Fiscal Year for which the “designated individual” is no longer subject to the control of the Company Representative. The Company and the Members (including any Member designated as the Company Representative prior to the date hereof) shall cooperate fully with each other and shall use reasonable best efforts to cause the Managing Member Chief Financial Officer (or such other Person as may be subsequently selected by the Managing Member), or any other Person subsequently designated) , to become the Company Representative with respect to any taxable period of the Company with respect to which the statute of limitations has not yet expired, including (as applicable) by filing certifications pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 301.6231(a)(7)-1(d).
. The Company Representative is hereby authorized to take such actions and to execute and file all statements and forms on behalf of the Company that are permitted or required by the Partnership Tax Audit Rules (bincluding a “push-out” election under Section 6226 of the Code or any analogous election under state or local tax law) or in connection with any other tax proceeding. The Company Representative may retain, at the Company’s expense, such outside counsel, accountants and other professional consultants as it may reasonably deem necessary in the course of fulfilling its obligations as the Company Representative. The Company Representative is authorized to takeWithout limiting the foregoing, and shall determine in its sole discretion whether or not the Company will take, such actions and execute and file all statements and forms on behalf of the Company that are approved by the Managing Member and are permitted or required by the applicable provisions of the Partnership Tax Audit Rules (including a “push-out” election under Section 6226 of the Code or any analogous election under state or local tax Law). Each Member agrees to cooperate with the Company Representative and to shall use commercially reasonable efforts to do give prompt written notice to the NET Power Holders of the commencement of any income tax audit of, or refrain from doing administrative or judicial proceeding (each, a “Proceeding”) involving, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the NET Power Holders (or all things requested by the their owners). The Company Representative (including paying any i) shall keep the NET Power Holders reasonably informed of all material developments in relation to and all resulting taxes, additions to tax, penalties and interest in a timely fashion) in connection with any examination of the Company’s affairs by any federal, state, or local tax authorities, including resulting administrative and judicial proceedings. The Managing Member shall have the authority to amend this Section 6.01 to give effect to the Partnership Tax Audit Rules, and each Member agrees to be bound by the provisions status of any such amendmentProceedings (including by receipt of a notice of a final partnership adjustment (or equivalent under applicable Laws), IRS Appeals “60-day letter” (or equivalent under applicable Laws), final decision of a court and any other time-sensitive decisions and/or developments with respect to such Proceeding) and (ii) shall solicit and give commercially reasonable consideration to the comments and suggestions of the NET Power Holders affected by the Proceeding prior to settling the Proceeding.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Limited Liability Company Agreement (NET Power Inc.), Limited Liability Company Agreement (NET Power Inc.), Limited Liability Company Agreement (Rice Acquisition Corp. II)
Company Representative. (a) The Managing Member is specially authorized and appointed to act as the Company Representative and in any similar capacity under state or local Law; provided, that the Managing Member may appoint and replace the Company Representative. The Company Representative shall designate a “designated individual” in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 301.6223-1(b)(3)(i). The Company and the Members (including any Member designated as the Company Representative prior to the date hereof) shall cooperate fully with each other and shall use reasonable best efforts to cause the Managing Member (or any Person subsequently designated) to become the Company Representative with respect to any taxable period of the Company with respect to which the statute of limitations has not yet expired, including (as applicable) by filing certifications pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 301.6231(a)(7)-1(d).
(b) The Company Representative may retain, at the Company’s expense, such outside counsel, accountants and other professional consultants as it may reasonably deem necessary in the course of fulfilling its obligations as the Company Representative. The Company Representative is authorized to take, and shall determine in its sole discretion whether or not the Company will take, such actions and execute and file all statements and forms on behalf of the Company that are approved by the Managing Member and are permitted or required by the applicable provisions of the Partnership Tax Audit Rules (including Rules; provided that, except with the consent of the TPG Member and the Intel Member, a “push-out” election under Section 6226 of the Code or and any analogous election under state or local tax Law)Law shall be made with respect to the Company and each of its Subsidiaries, in each case where such election is available. If the Company does not make a “push-out” election pursuant to the preceding sentence, any “imputed underpayment” shall be treated as an expense of the Company. Each Member agrees to cooperate with the Company Representative and to use commercially reasonable efforts to do or refrain from doing any or all things requested by the Company Representative (including paying any and all resulting taxes, additions to tax, penalties and interest in a timely fashion) in connection with any examination of the Company’s affairs by any federal, state, or local tax authorities, including resulting administrative and judicial proceedings. The ; provided, however, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, neither the Company nor the Managing Member shall have the authority require any Member (i) to amend this Section 6.01 to give effect file any amended tax return (or administrative adjustment request) in connection with or pursuant to the Partnership Tax Audit RulesRules or otherwise, except as required by Law, or (ii) to pay any adjustment pursuant to Section 6225(c)(2)(B) of the Code or, in each case, any analogous provision under state or local tax law without the prior written consent of each of the TPG Member and the Intel Member.
(c) To the extent permitted by Law, the Company Representative shall cause the Company to elect the application of the Partnership Tax Audit Rules for any pre-2018 taxable year, except if each of the TPG Member agrees to be bound by and the provisions of any such amendmentIntel Member agree otherwise.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Limited Liability Company Agreement (McAfee Corp.), Limited Liability Company Agreement (McAfee Corp.)
Company Representative. (a) The Managing Member is specially authorized and appointed to act as the Company Representative and in any similar capacity under state or local Law; Law; provided, that the Managing Member may appoint and replace the Company Representative. The Company Representative shall may also designate a “designated individual” in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 301.6223-1(b)(3)(i). The Company and the Members (including any Member designated as the Company Representative prior to the date hereof) shall cooperate fully with each other and shall use reasonable best efforts to cause the Managing Member (or any Person subsequently designated) to become the Company Representative with respect to any taxable period of the Company with respect to which the statute of limitations has not yet expired, including (as applicable) by filing certifications pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 301.6231(a)(7)-1(d).
(b) The Company Representative may retain, at the Company’s expense, such outside counsel, accountants and other professional consultants as it may reasonably deem necessary in the course of fulfilling its obligations as the Company Representative. The Subject to the other terms of this Agreement, the Company Representative is authorized to take, and shall determine in its sole discretion whether or not the Company will take, take such actions and execute and file all statements and forms on behalf of the Company that are approved by the Managing Member and are permitted or required by the applicable provisions of the Partnership Tax Audit Rules (including a “push-out” election under Section 6226 of the Code or any analogous election under state or local tax Law)Rules. Each Member agrees to reasonably cooperate with the Company Representative and to use commercially reasonable efforts to do or refrain from doing any or all things requested by the Company Representative (including paying any and all resulting taxes, additions to tax, penalties and interest in a timely fashion) in connection with any examination of the Company’s affairs by any federal, state, or local tax authorities, including resulting administrative and judicial proceedings. The Managing Member shall have the authority to amend this Section 6.01 to give effect to the Partnership Tax Audit Rules, and each Member agrees to be bound by the provisions of any such amendment.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Limited Liability Company Agreement (Fluence Energy, Inc.), Limited Liability Company Agreement (Fluence Energy, Inc.)
Company Representative. (a) The Managing Member is specially authorized and appointed to act as the Company Representative and in any similar capacity under state or local Law; provided, that the Managing Member may appoint and replace the Company Representative. The Company Representative shall to designate a “designated individual” in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 301.6223-1(b)(3)(i1(b)(3). The Company and the Members (including any Member designated as the Company Representative prior to the date hereof) shall cooperate fully with each other and shall use reasonable best efforts to cause the Managing Member (or any other Person subsequently designated) to become the Company Representative with respect to any taxable period of the Company with respect to which the statute of limitations has not yet expired, including (as applicable) by filing certifications pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 301.6231(a)(7)-1(d).
. In acting as the Company Representative, the Managing Member shall act, to the maximum extent possible, to cause income, gain, loss, deduction, credit of the Company and adjustments thereto, to be allocated or borne by the Members in the same manner as such items or adjustments would have been borne if the Company could have effectively made an election under Section 6221(b) of the Code (bcommonly known as the “election out”) or similar state or local provision with respect to the taxable period at issue. The Company Representative may retain, at the Company’s expense, such outside counsel, accountants and other professional consultants as it may reasonably deem necessary in the course of fulfilling its obligations as the Company Representative. The Company Representative is authorized With respect to take, and shall determine any taxable period (or portion thereof) during which any 5% Owner held any direct or indirect interest (other than through PubCo) in its sole discretion whether or not the Company will take, such actions and execute and file all statements and forms on behalf of the Company that are approved by the Managing Member and are permitted or required by the applicable provisions of the Partnership Tax Audit Rules Company: (including a “push-out” election under Section 6226 of the Code or any analogous election under state or local tax Law). Each Member agrees to cooperate with a) the Company Representative shall (i) consult with such 5% Owner and consider in Good Faith its recommendation prior to use commercially reasonable efforts to do or refrain from doing taking any or all things requested by material action in its capacity as the Company Representative under this Agreement, (including paying ii) keep such 5% Owner informed of the status of any and all resulting taxes, additions audit or other proceeding relating to tax, penalties and interest in a timely fashion) in connection with any examination the tax matters of the Company, and (iii) give prompt written notice to such 5% Owner of any material notices it receives from any taxing authority concerning Company tax matters, including any notice of audit, any notice of action with respect to a revenue agent’s affairs by report, any federalnotice of a 30-day appeal letter and any notice of a deficiency in tax; and (b) neither the Company Representative nor the Company shall settle or compromise any such audit or other proceeding without such 5% Owner’s prior written consent, statesuch consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or local tax authorities, including resulting administrative and judicial proceedings. The Managing Member shall have the authority to amend this Section 6.01 to give effect to the Partnership Tax Audit Rules, and each Member agrees to be bound by the provisions of any such amendmentdelayed.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Company Agreement (EagleRock Land, LLC), Company Agreement (EagleRock Land, LLC)
Company Representative. (a) The Managing Member is specially shall designate a Person who shall be authorized and appointed to act as the “partnership representative” (the “Company Representative”), of the Company, which initially shall be Pubco, under Section 6223 of the Code. The Company authorizes the Company Representative (acting in its capacity as “partnership representative”) to appoint a “designated individual” (as defined in Treasury Regulations Section 301.6223-1(b)(3)) to act on behalf of the Company Representative in such capacity. The Company shall not be obligated to pay any fees or other compensation to the Company Representative in its capacity as such, but the Company shall reimburse the Company Representative for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including attorneys’ and other professional fees) incurred by it in any similar its capacity under state or local Law; provided, that the Managing Member may appoint and replace the as Company Representative. The Company Representative shall designate a “designated individual” in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 301.6223-1(b)(3)(i). The Company defend, indemnify, and the Members (including any Member designated as hold harmless the Company Representative prior to against any and all liabilities sustained or incurred as a result of any act or decision concerning Company tax matters and within the date hereof) shall cooperate fully with each other scope of such Person’s responsibilities as Company Representative, so long as such act or decision was done or made in good faith and shall use reasonable best efforts to cause the Managing Member (does not constitute gross negligence or any Person subsequently designated) to become the Company Representative with respect to any taxable period of the Company with respect to which the statute of limitations has not yet expired, including (as applicable) by filing certifications pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 301.6231(a)(7)-1(d)willful misconduct.
(b) The Company Representative may retain, at the Company’s expense, such outside counsel, accountants and other professional consultants as it may reasonably deem necessary in the course of fulfilling its obligations as the Company Representative. The Company Representative is authorized to take, and shall determine in its sole discretion whether or not the Company will take, such actions and execute and file all statements and forms on behalf of the Company that are approved by the Managing Member and are permitted or required by the applicable provisions of the Partnership Tax Audit Rules (including a “push-out” election under Section 6226 of the Code or any analogous election under state or local tax Law). Each Member agrees to cooperate with the Company Representative and to use commercially reasonable efforts to do or refrain from doing any or all things requested by the Company Representative (including paying any and all resulting taxes, additions to tax, penalties and interest in a timely fashion) in connection with any examination of the Company’s affairs by any federal, state, or local tax authorities, including resulting administrative and judicial proceedings. The Managing Member shall have the authority to amend this Section 6.01 to give effect to the Partnership Tax Audit Rules, and each Member agrees to be bound by the provisions of any such amendment.
(c) References in this Section 6.01 to “Member” or “Members” shall be deemed to refer to a Member or Members, a former Member or former Members, and to an assignee or assignees. The provisions contained in this Section 6.01 shall survive the termination of the Company and the withdrawal of any Member.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Limited Liability Company Agreement (Andersen Group Inc.), Limited Liability Company Agreement (Andersen Group Inc.)
Company Representative. (a) The Managing Member is specially authorized and appointed to act as the Company Representative and in any similar capacity under state or local Law; provided, provided that the Managing Member may appoint and replace the Company Representative. The Company Representative shall designate a “designated individual” in accordance with Proposed Treasury Regulations Section 301.6223-1(b)(3)(i). The Company and the Members (including any Member designated as the Company Representative prior to the date hereof) shall cooperate fully with each other and shall use reasonable best efforts to cause the Managing Member (or any Person subsequently designated) to become the Company Representative with respect to any taxable period of the Company with respect to which the statute of limitations has not yet expired, including (as applicable) by filing certifications pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 301.6231(a)(7)-1(d).
(b) The Company Representative may retain, at the Company’s expense, such outside counsel, accountants and other professional consultants as it may reasonably deem necessary in the course of fulfilling its obligations as the Company Representative. The Company Representative is authorized to take, and shall determine in its sole discretion whether or not the Company will take, take such actions and to execute and file all statements and forms on behalf of the Company that are approved by the Managing Member and are permitted or required by the applicable provisions of the Partnership Tax Audit Rules (including a “push-out” election under Section 6226 of the Code or any analogous election under state or local tax Lawlaw). Each Member agrees to cooperate with the Company Representative and to use commercially reasonable efforts to do or refrain from doing any or all things requested by the Company Representative (including paying any and all resulting taxes, additions to tax, penalties and interest in a timely fashion) in connection with any examination of the Company’s affairs by any federal, state, or local tax authorities, including resulting administrative and judicial proceedings. The Pursuant to Section 11.1(b), the Managing Member (after consultation with the KKR Entities and the Trident Entities) shall have the authority to amend this Section 6.01 9.4 to give effect to the Partnership Tax Audit Rules, and each Member agrees to be bound by the provisions of any such amendment.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Operating Agreement (Focus Financial Partners Inc.), Operating Agreement (Focus Financial Partners Inc.)
Company Representative. (a) The PubCo is hereby designated as the Company Representative. In addition, PubCo is hereby authorized to designate or remove any other Person selected by PubCo as the Company Representative; provided that all actions taken by the Company Representative pursuant to this Section 10.4 shall be subject to the overall oversight and authority of the Board. For each Taxable Year in which the Company Representative is an entity, the Company shall appoint the “designated individual” identified by the Company Representative and approved by the Board to act on its behalf in accordance with the applicable Treasury Regulations or analogous provisions of state or local Law. Each Member hereby expressly consents to such designations and agrees to take, and that the Managing Member is specially authorized and appointed to act take (or cause the Company to take), such other actions as may be necessary or advisable pursuant to Treasury Regulations or other Internal Revenue Service or Treasury guidance or state or local Law to cause such designations or evidence such Member’s consent to such designations, including removing any Person designated as the Company Representative (including any “designated individual”) prior to the date of this LLC Agreement.
(b) Subject to this Section 10.4, the Company Representative shall have the sole authority to act on behalf of the Company in connection with, make all relevant decisions regarding application of, and to exercise the rights and powers provided for in the BBA Rules, including making any similar capacity elections under the BBA Rules or any decisions to settle, compromise, challenge, litigate or otherwise alter the defense of any Action, audit or examination before the Internal Revenue Service or any other tax authority (each an “Audit”), and to expend Company funds for professional services and other expenses reasonably incurred in connection therewith. Subject to the provisions of Section 10.4(d), the Company Representative will have sole discretion to determine whether the Company (either on its own behalf or on behalf of the Members) will contest or continue to contest any tax deficiencies assessed or proposed to be assessed by any tax authority; provided, that, except as provided in Section 10.4(h), the Company Representative shall obtain the prior written consent of the Continuing Member Representative (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) before (i) except as otherwise provided in Section 9.1(j) of the Business Combination Agreement, making an election under Section 6226(a) of the Code (or any analogous provision of state or local Law; provided) (a “Push-Out Election”) or (ii) taking any material action under the BBA Rules that would reasonably be expected to have a disproportionate (compared to PubCo) and material adverse effect on the Continuing Members, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), for so long as the Continuing Members and their Permitted Transferees Beneficially Own Economic Interests (as each such term is defined in the Investor Rights Agreement) (in the Company and PubCo, without duplication) representing more than 50% of the Economic Interests (as defined in the Investor Rights Agreement) held by the Continuing Members immediately after the Effective Time (excluding for these purposes from both the percentage Beneficially Owned immediately after the Effective Time and percentage then Beneficially Owned at any time, the Foundation Transfer Amount, from and after the occurrence of the Foundation Transfer).
(c) The Company Representative is authorized, to the extent permissible under applicable Law, to cause the Company to pay any imputed underpayment of taxes and any related interest, penalties and additions to tax determined in accordance with Code Section 6225 that may from time to time be required to be made under Code Section 6232 and to pay any similar amounts arising under state, local, or foreign tax Laws (together, “Imputed Tax Underpayments”). Imputed Tax Underpayments also shall include any imputed underpayment within the meaning of Code Section 6225 (any similar amounts arising under state, local, or foreign tax Laws) paid (or payable) by any entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes in which the Company holds (or has held) a direct or indirect interest other than through entities treated as corporations for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent that the Managing Member may appoint and replace Company bears the economic burden of such amounts, whether by Law or contract. To the extent permissible under applicable Law, the Company RepresentativeRepresentative may cause the Company to allocate the amount of any Imputed Tax Underpayment among the Members (including any former Members) in an equitable manner, taking into account, among other factors, the magnitude of the Imputed Tax Underpayment, the nature of the tax items that are the subject of the adjustment giving rise to the Imputed Tax Underpayment, the classification of the Members for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and the Persons who received (and the proportions in which they received) the benefits of the activities that gave rise to that Imputed Tax Underpayment. To the extent that the Company Representative elects to cause the Company to pay an Imputed Tax Underpayment, the Company Representative shall use commercially reasonable efforts to pursue available procedures under applicable Law to reduce such Imputed Tax Underpayment on account of its Members’ (or any of the Members’ direct or indirect beneficial owners’) tax status, with any corresponding reduction being credited to the applicable Member for purposes of allocating such Imputed Tax Underpayment among the relevant Members or former Members to the extent relevant.
(d) Without limiting the foregoing, the Company Representative shall give prompt written notice to the Continuing Member Representative of the commencement of any income tax Audit of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Continuing Members, other than any Audit that is the subject of Section 9.1(e) of the Business Combination Agreement to the extent that such Audit is governed by such provisions of the Business Combination Agreement (any such Audit that is not the subject of Section 9.1(e) of the Business Combination Agreement, a “Specified Audit”). The Company Representative shall designate (i) keep the Continuing Member Representative reasonably informed of the material developments and status of any such Specified Audit, (ii) permit the Continuing Member Representative (or its designee) to participate (including using separate counsel), in each case at the Continuing Members’ sole cost and expense, in any such Specified Audit to the extent such Specified Audit would reasonably be expected to affect the Continuing Members or their owners, and (iii) promptly notify the Continuing Member Representative of receipt of a notice of a final partnership adjustment (or equivalent under applicable Laws) or a final decision of a court or IRS Appeals panel (or equivalent body under applicable Laws) with respect to such Specified Audit. The Company Representative or the Company shall promptly provide the Continuing Member Representative with copies of all material correspondence between the Company Representative or the Company (as applicable) and any Governmental Entity in connection with such Specified Audit and shall give the Continuing Member Representative a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on any material, non-ministerial correspondence, submission (including settlement or compromise offers) or filing in connection with any such Specified Audit. For so long as the Continuing Members and their Permitted Transferees Beneficially Own Economic Interests (as each such term is defined in the Investor Rights Agreement) (in the Company and PubCo, without duplication) representing more than 50% of the Economic Interests (as defined in the Investor Rights Agreement) held by the Continuing Members immediately after the Effective Time (excluding for these purposes from both the percentage Beneficially Owned immediately after the Effective Time and percentage then Beneficially Owned at any time, the Foundation Transfer Amount, from and after the occurrence of the Foundation Transfer), the Company Representative shall not (and the Company shall not (and shall not authorize the Company Representative to)) settle, compromise or abandon any Specified Audit in a manner that would reasonably be expected to have a disproportionate (compared to PubCo) and material adverse effect on the Continuing Members without the Continuing Member Representative’s prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). The obligations of the Company and the Company Representative under this Section 10.4(d) with respect to any Specified Audit affecting Continuing Members as a result of their prior ownership of Units shall continue after the Continuing Members Transfer any or all of such Units.
(e) If the Company Representative causes the Company to make a Push-Out Election, each Member who was a Member of the Company for U.S. federal income tax purposes for the “designated individualreviewed year” (within the meaning of Code Section 6225(d)(1) or similar concept under applicable state, local, or non-U.S. Law), shall take any adjustment to income, gain, loss, deduction, credit or otherwise (as determined in accordance with Treasury Regulations the notice of final partnership adjustment or similar concept under applicable state, local, or non-U.S. Law) into account as provided for in Code Section 301.62236226(b) (or similar concept under applicable state, local, or non-1(b)(3)(iU.S. Law). The Company and shall consult in good faith with the Members (including any Continuing Member designated as the Company Representative prior to the date hereof) shall cooperate fully with each other and shall use reasonable best efforts to cause the Managing Member (or any Person subsequently designated) to become the Company Representative with respect to any taxable period material tax election with respect to the Company that could reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on the Continuing Members.
(f) Promptly following the written request of the Company with respect Representative, the Company shall, to which the statute fullest extent permitted by Law, reimburse and indemnify the Company Representative (including, for the avoidance of limitations has not yet expireddoubt, any “designated individual”) for all reasonable expenses, including (as applicable) reasonable legal and accounting fees, claims, liabilities, losses and damages incurred by filing certifications pursuant the Company Representative in connection with the exercise of its rights and fulfillment of its duties under this Section 10.4, absent willful breach, bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Company Representative or any “designated individual”. Nothing in this LLC Agreement will be construed to Treasury Regulations Section 301.6231(a)(7)-1(d)restrict the Company or the Company Representative from engaging an accounting firm or legal counsel to assist the Company Representative in discharging its duties under this LLC Agreement.
(bg) The Company Representative may retain, at the Company’s expense, such outside counsel, accountants and other professional consultants as it may reasonably deem necessary in the course of fulfilling its obligations as the Company Representative. The Company Representative is authorized to take, and shall determine in its sole discretion whether or not the Company will take, such actions and execute and file all statements and forms on behalf of the Company that are approved by the Managing Member and are permitted or required by the applicable provisions of the Partnership Tax Audit Rules (including a “push-out” election under Section 6226 of the Code or any analogous election under state or local tax Law). Each Member agrees to cooperate in good faith with the Company Representative and to use commercially reasonable efforts to do or refrain from doing any or all things reasonably requested by the Company Representative (with respect to this Section 10.4, including paying timely providing any and all resulting taxesinformation reasonably necessary or advisable for the Company Representative to comply with its obligations under Section 10.4(c), additions that is or are reasonably necessary or advisable to reduce the amount of any tax, interest, penalties or similar amounts the cost of which is (or would otherwise be) borne by the Company (directly or indirectly) or to make any election permitted by this LLC Agreement and interest the Code or other relevant tax Law unless such Member is restricted from providing such information under any applicable Law or contract. Each Member acknowledges that any action taken by the Company Representative in a timely fashionits capacity as such may be binding upon such Members and that such Member shall not independently act with respect to Audits affecting the Company or its Subsidiaries (but the Continuing Member shall in all events retain all rights provided to it under this LLC Agreement, including but not limited to Section 10.4(d)). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this LLC Agreement, no provision of this LLC Agreement shall require, or give any Person the right to require, PubCo to file any amended tax return.
(h) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in connection with this LLC Agreement, in the event of any examination conflict between Section 9.1 of the Company’s affairs by any federalBusiness Combination Agreement and this LLC Agreement, state, or local tax authorities, including resulting administrative and judicial proceedingsSection 9.1 of the Business Combination Agreement shall control. The Company, the Company Representative, the Managing Member shall have Member, and the authority to amend this Section 6.01 to give effect Members hereby acknowledge and agree to the Partnership Tax Audit Rules, foregoing sentence and each Member agrees expressly agree to be bound by the provisions terms of Section 9.1 of the Business Combination Agreement, including that with respect to any Audit of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for any taxable period ending before or including the date of the Effective Time and for which a Push-Out Election is available, all such amendmentavailable elections shall be made in accordance with applicable Laws.
(i) This Section 10.4 shall be interpreted to apply to Members and former Members and shall survive the Transfer of a Member’s Units and the termination, dissolution, liquidation and winding up of the Company and, for this purpose to the extent not prohibited by applicable Law, the Company shall be treated as continuing in existence.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Limited Liability Company Agreement (Utz Brands, Inc.), Business Combination Agreement (Collier Creek Holdings)
Company Representative. (a) The PubCo is hereby designated as the Company Representative. In addition, PubCo is hereby authorized to designate or remove any other Person selected by PubCo as the Company Representative; provided that all actions taken by the Company Representative pursuant to this Section 10.4 shall be subject to the overall oversight and authority of the Board. For each Taxable Year in which the Company Representative is an entity, the Company shall appoint the “designated individual” identified by the Company Representative and approved by the Board to act on its behalf in accordance with the applicable Treasury Regulations or analogous provisions of state or local Law. Each Member hereby expressly consents to such designations and agrees to take, and that the Managing Member is specially authorized and appointed to act take (or cause the Company to take), such other actions as may be necessary or advisable pursuant to Treasury Regulations or other IRS or Treasury guidance or state or local Law to cause such designations or evidence such Member’s consent to such designations, including removing any Person designated as the Company Representative (including any “designated individual”) prior to the date of this LLC Agreement.
(b) Subject to this Section 10.4, the Company Representative shall have the sole authority to act on behalf of the Company in connection with, make all relevant decisions regarding application of, and to exercise the rights and powers provided for in the BBA Rules, including making any similar capacity elections under the BBA Rules or any decisions to settle, compromise, challenge, litigate or otherwise alter the defense of any Action, audit or examination before the IRS or any other tax authority (each an “Audit”), and to expend Company funds for professional services and other expenses reasonably incurred in connection therewith. Subject to the provisions of Section 10.4(d), the Company Representative will have sole discretion to determine whether the Company (either on its own behalf or on behalf of the Members) (i) will contest or continue to contest any tax deficiencies assessed or proposed to be assessed by any tax authority or (ii) will make an election under Section 6226(a) of the Code (or any analogous provision of state or local Law; ) (a “Push-Out Election”); provided, that the Managing Member may appoint Company Representative shall obtain the prior written consent of the holders of a majority of the then issued and replace outstanding MIP LLC Profits Interests (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) and a majority of the then issued and outstanding MIP RI LLC equity interests (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) before taking any material action under the BBA Rules that would reasonably be expected to have a disproportionate (compared to PubCo) and material adverse effect on MIP LLC or MIP RI LLC.
(c) The Company Representative is authorized, to the extent permissible under applicable Law, to cause the Company Representativeto pay any imputed underpayment of taxes and any related interest, penalties and additions to tax determined in accordance with Code Section 6225 that may from time to time be required to be made under Code Section 6232 and to pay any similar amounts arising under state, local, or foreign tax Laws (together, “Imputed Tax Underpayments”). Imputed Tax Underpayments also shall include any imputed underpayment within the meaning of Code Section 6225 (any similar amounts arising under state, local, or foreign tax Laws) paid (or payable) by any entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes in which the Company holds (or has held) a direct or indirect interest other than through entities treated as corporations for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent that the Company bears the economic burden of such amounts, whether by Law or contract. To the extent permissible under applicable Law, the Company Representative may cause the Company to allocate the amount of any Imputed Tax Underpayment among the Members (including any former Members) in an equitable manner, taking into account, among other factors, the magnitude of the Imputed Tax Underpayment, the nature of the tax items that are the subject of the adjustment giving rise to the Imputed Tax Underpayment, the classification of the Members for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and the Persons who received (and the proportions in which they received) the benefits of the activities that gave rise to that Imputed Tax Underpayment. To the extent that the Company Representative elects to cause the Company to pay an Imputed Tax Underpayment, the Company Representative shall use commercially reasonable efforts to pursue available procedures under applicable Law to reduce such Imputed Tax Underpayment on account of its Members’ (or any of the Members’ direct or indirect beneficial owners’) tax status, with any corresponding reduction being credited to the applicable Member for purposes of allocating such Imputed Tax Underpayment among the relevant Members or former Members to the extent relevant.
(d) Without limiting the foregoing, the Company Representative shall give prompt written notice to MIP LLC or MIP RI LLC, as applicable, of the commencement of any income tax Audit of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on MIP LLC or MIP RI LLC (any such Audit, a “Specified Audit”). The Company Representative shall designate (i) keep MIP LLC or MIP RI LLC, as applicable, reasonably informed of the material developments and status of any such Specified Audit, (ii) permit MIP LLC (or its designee) or MIP RI LLC (or its designee), as applicable, to participate (including using separate counsel), in each case at MIP LLC’s or MIP RI LLC’s, as applicable, sole cost and expense, in any such Specified Audit to the extent such Specified Audit would reasonably be expected to affect MIP LLC or its owners or MIP RI LLC or its owners, as applicable, and (iii) promptly notify MIP LLC or MIP RI LLC, as applicable, of receipt of a notice of a final partnership adjustment (or equivalent under applicable Laws) or a final decision of a court or IRS Appeals panel (or equivalent body under applicable Laws) with respect to such Specified Audit. The Company Representative or the Company shall promptly provide MIP LLC or MIP RI LLC, as applicable, with copies of all material correspondence between the Company Representative or the Company (as applicable) and any Governmental Entity in connection with such Specified Audit and shall give MIP LLC or MIP RI LLC, as applicable, a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on any material, non-ministerial correspondence, submission (including settlement or compromise offers) or filing in connection with any such Specified Audit. The Company Representative shall not (and the Company shall not (and shall not authorize the Company Representative to)) settle, compromise or abandon any Specified Audit in a manner that would reasonably be expected to have a disproportionate (compared to PubCo) and material adverse effect on MIP LLC without MIP LLC’s prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) or on MIP RI LLC without MIP RI LLC’s prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). The obligations of the Company and the Company Representative under this Section 10.4(d) with respect to any Specified Audit affecting MIP LLC or MIP RI LLC, as applicable, as a result of its prior ownership of Units shall continue after MIP LLC or MIP RI LLC, as applicable Transfers any or all of such Units.
(e) If the Company Representative causes the Company to make a Push-Out Election, each Member who was a Member of the Company for U.S. federal income tax purposes for the “designated individualreviewed year” (within the meaning of Code Section 6225(d)(1) or similar concept under applicable state, local, or non-U.S. Law), shall take any adjustment to income, gain, loss, deduction, credit or otherwise (as determined in accordance with Treasury Regulations the notice of final partnership adjustment or similar concept under applicable state, local, or non-U.S. Law) into account as provided for in Code Section 301.62236226(b) (or similar concept under applicable state, local, or non-1(b)(3)(iU.S. Law). The Company and the Members (including any Member designated shall consult in good faith with MIP LLC or MIP RI LLC, as the Company Representative prior to the date hereof) shall cooperate fully with each other and shall use reasonable best efforts to cause the Managing Member (or any Person subsequently designated) to become the Company Representative applicable, with respect to any taxable period material tax election with respect to the Company that could reasonably be expected to have a disproportionate adverse effect on MIP LLC or MIP RI LLC.
(f) Promptly following the written request of the Company with respect Representative, the Company shall, to which the statute fullest extent permitted by Law, reimburse and indemnify the Company Representative (including, for the avoidance of limitations has not yet expireddoubt, any “designated individual”) for all reasonable expenses, including (as applicable) reasonable legal and accounting fees, claims, liabilities, losses and damages incurred by filing certifications pursuant the Company Representative in connection with the exercise of its rights and fulfillment of its duties under this Section 10.4, absent willful breach, bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Company Representative or any “designated individual”. Nothing in this LLC Agreement will be construed to Treasury Regulations Section 301.6231(a)(7)-1(d)restrict the Company or the Company Representative from engaging an accounting firm or legal counsel to assist the Company Representative in discharging its duties under this LLC Agreement.
(bg) The Company Representative may retain, at the Company’s expense, such outside counsel, accountants and other professional consultants as it may reasonably deem necessary in the course of fulfilling its obligations as the Company Representative. The Company Representative is authorized to take, and shall determine in its sole discretion whether or not the Company will take, such actions and execute and file all statements and forms on behalf of the Company that are approved by the Managing Member and are permitted or required by the applicable provisions of the Partnership Tax Audit Rules (including a “push-out” election under Section 6226 of the Code or any analogous election under state or local tax Law). Each Member agrees to cooperate in good faith with the Company Representative and to use commercially reasonable efforts to do or refrain from doing any or all things reasonably requested by the Company Representative (with respect to this Section 10.4, including paying timely providing any and all resulting taxesinformation reasonably necessary or advisable for the Company Representative to comply with its obligations under Section 10.4(c), additions that is or are reasonably necessary or advisable to reduce the amount of any tax, interest, penalties or similar amounts the cost of which is (or would otherwise be) borne by the Company (directly or indirectly) or to make any election permitted by this LLC Agreement and interest the Code or other relevant tax Law unless such Member is restricted from providing such information under any applicable Law or contract. Each Member acknowledges that any action taken by the Company Representative in its capacity as such may be binding upon such Members and that such Member shall not independently act with respect to Audits affecting the Company or its Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this LLC Agreement, no provision of this LLC Agreement shall require, or give any Person the right to require, PubCo, MIP LLC or MIP RI LLC to file any amended tax return.
(h) This Section 10.4 shall be interpreted to apply to Members and former Members and shall survive the Transfer of a timely fashion) in connection with any examination Member’s Units and the termination, dissolution, liquidation and winding up of the Company’s affairs by any federalCompany and, state, or local tax authorities, including resulting administrative and judicial proceedings. The Managing Member shall have the authority to amend for this Section 6.01 to give effect purpose to the Partnership Tax Audit Rulesextent not prohibited by applicable Law, and each Member agrees to the Company shall be bound by the provisions of any such amendmenttreated as continuing in existence.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Limited Liability Company Agreement (Wheels Up Experience Inc.)
Company Representative. (a) The PubCo is hereby designated as the Company Representative. In addition, PubCo is hereby authorized to designate or remove any other Person selected by PubCo as the Company Representative; provided that all actions taken by the Company Representative pursuant to this Section 10.4 shall be subject to the overall oversight and authority of the Board. For each Taxable Year in which the Company Representative is an entity, the Company shall appoint the “designated individual” identified by the Company Representative and approved by the Board to act on its behalf in accordance with the applicable Treasury Regulations or analogous provisions of state or local Law. Each Member hereby expressly consents to such designations and agrees to take, and that the Managing Member is specially authorized and appointed to act take (or cause the Company to take), such other actions as may be necessary or advisable pursuant to Treasury Regulations or other IRS or Treasury guidance or state or local Law to cause such designations or evidence such Member’s consent to such designations, including removing any Person designated as the Company Representative (including any “designated individual”) prior to the date of this LLC Agreement.
(b) Subject to this Section 10.4 and in any similar capacity under state or local Law; providedArticle 6 of the Business Combination Agreement, that the Managing Member may appoint and replace the Company RepresentativeRepresentative shall have the sole authority to act on behalf of the Company in connection with, make all relevant decisions regarding application of, and to exercise the rights and powers provided for in the BBA Rules, including making or refraining from making any elections under the BBA Rules (including making or refraining from making an election under Section 6226(a) of the Code (or any analogous provision of state, local or non-U.S. Law)) or any decisions to settle, compromise, challenge, litigate or otherwise alter the defense of any Action, audit or examination before the IRS or any other tax authority (each an “Audit”), and to reasonably expend Company funds for professional services and other expenses reasonably incurred in connection therewith. Subject to the provisions of Section 10.4(d) and to Article 6 of the Business Combination Agreement, the Company Representative will have sole discretion to determine whether the Company (either on its own behalf or on behalf of the Members) will contest or continue to contest any tax deficiencies assessed or proposed to be assessed by any tax authority.
(c) The Company Representative shall designate a “designated individual” is authorized, to the extent permissible under applicable Law, to cause the Company to pay any imputed underpayment of taxes and any related interest, penalties and additions to tax determined in accordance with Treasury Regulations Code Section 301.6223-1(b)(3)(i6225 that may from time to time be required to be made under Code Section 6232 and to pay any similar amounts arising under state, local, or foreign tax Laws (together, “Imputed Tax Underpayments”). The Imputed Tax Underpayments also shall include any imputed underpayment within the meaning of Code Section 6225 (any similar amounts arising under state, local, or foreign tax Laws) paid (or payable) by any entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes in which the Company and holds (or has held) a direct or indirect interest other than through entities treated as corporations for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent that the Company bears the economic burden of such amounts, whether by Law or contract. To the extent permissible under applicable Law, the Company Representative may cause the Company to allocate the amount of any Imputed Tax Underpayment among the Members (including any Member designated as former Members) in an equitable manner, taking into account, among other factors, the magnitude of the Imputed Tax Underpayment, the nature of the tax items that are the subject of the adjustment giving rise to the Imputed Tax Underpayment, the classification of the Members for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and the Persons who received (and the proportions in which they received) the benefits of the activities that gave rise to that Imputed Tax Underpayment. To the extent that the Company Representative prior to the date hereof) shall cooperate fully with each other and shall use reasonable best efforts elects to cause the Managing Member (or any Person subsequently designated) Company to become pay an Imputed Tax Underpayment, the Company Representative with respect to any taxable period of the Company with respect to which the statute of limitations has not yet expired, including (as applicable) by filing certifications pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 301.6231(a)(7)-1(d).
(b) The Company Representative may retain, at the Company’s expense, such outside counsel, accountants and other professional consultants as it may reasonably deem necessary in the course of fulfilling its obligations as the Company Representative. The Company Representative is authorized to take, and shall determine in its sole discretion whether or not the Company will take, such actions and execute and file all statements and forms on behalf of the Company that are approved by the Managing Member and are permitted or required by the applicable provisions of the Partnership Tax Audit Rules (including a “push-out” election under Section 6226 of the Code or any analogous election under state or local tax Law). Each Member agrees to cooperate with the Company Representative and to use commercially reasonable efforts to do pursue available procedures under applicable Law to reduce such Imputed Tax Underpayment (at the cost of such Members or refrain from doing former members in respect of which any Imputed Tax Underpayment has been allocated) on account of its Members’ (or all things requested by any of the Company Representative (including paying any and all resulting taxesMembers’ direct or indirect beneficial owners’) tax status, additions to tax, penalties and interest in a timely fashion) in connection with any examination of the Company’s affairs by any federal, state, or local tax authorities, including resulting administrative and judicial proceedings. The Managing Member shall have the authority to amend this Section 6.01 to give effect corresponding reduction being credited to the Partnership applicable Member for purposes of allocating such Imputed Tax Audit Rules, and each Member agrees Underpayment among the relevant Members or former Members to be bound by the provisions of any such amendmentextent relevant.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Business Combination Agreement (Proptech Investment Corp. Ii)
Company Representative. (a) The PubCo is hereby designated as the Company Representative. In addition, PubCo is hereby authorized to designate or remove any other Person selected by PubCo as the Company Representative; provided that all actions taken by the Company Representative pursuant to this Section 10.4 shall be subject to the overall oversight and authority of the Board. For each Taxable Year in which the Company Representative is an entity, the Company shall appoint the “designated individual” identified by the Company Representative and approved by the Board to act on its behalf in accordance with the applicable Treasury Regulations or analogous provisions of state or local Law. Each Member hereby expressly consents to such designations and agrees to take, and that the Managing Member is specially authorized and appointed to act take (or cause the Company to take), such other actions as may be necessary or advisable pursuant to Treasury Regulations or other IRS or Treasury guidance or state or local Law to cause such designations or evidence such Member’s consent to such designations, including removing any Person designated as the Company Representative (including any “designated individual”) prior to the date of this LLC Agreement.
(b) Subject to this Section 10.4 and Article 6 of the Business Combination Agreement, the Company Representative shall have the sole authority to act on behalf of the Company in connection with, make all relevant decisions regarding application of, and to exercise the rights and powers provided for in the BBA Rules, including making or refraining from making any elections under the BBA Rules (including making or refraining from making an election under Section 6226(a) of the Code (or any analogous provision of state, local or non-U.S. Law)) or any decisions to settle, compromise, challenge, litigate or otherwise alter the defense of any Action, audit or examination before the IRS or any other tax authority (each an “Audit”), and to reasonably expend Company funds for professional services and other expenses reasonably incurred in connection therewith. Subject to the provisions of Section 10.4(d) and to Article 6 of the Business Combination Agreement, the Company Representative will have sole discretion to determine whether the Company (either on its own behalf or on behalf of the Members) will contest or continue to contest any tax deficiencies assessed or proposed to be assessed by any tax authority.
(c) The Company Representative is authorized, to the extent permissible under applicable Law, to cause the Company to pay any imputed underpayment of taxes and any related interest, penalties and additions to tax determined in accordance with Code Section 6225 that may from time to time be required to be made under Code Section 6232 and to pay any similar amounts arising under state, local, or foreign tax Laws (together, “Imputed Tax Underpayments”). Imputed Tax Underpayments also shall include any imputed underpayment within the meaning of Code Section 6225 (any similar amounts arising under state, local, or foreign tax Laws) paid (or payable) by any entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes in which the Company holds (or has held) a direct or indirect interest other than through entities treated as corporations for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent that the Company bears the economic burden of such amounts, whether by Law or contract. To the extent permissible under applicable Law, the Company Representative may cause the Company to allocate the amount of any Imputed Tax Underpayment among the Members (including any former Members) in an equitable manner, taking into account, among other factors, the magnitude of the Imputed Tax Underpayment, the nature of the tax items that are the subject of the adjustment giving rise to the Imputed Tax Underpayment, the classification of the Members for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and the Persons who received (and the proportions in which they received) the benefits of the activities that gave rise to that Imputed Tax Underpayment. To the extent that the Company Representative elects to cause the Company to pay an Imputed Tax Underpayment, the Company Representative shall use commercially reasonable efforts to pursue available procedures under applicable Law to reduce such Imputed Tax Underpayment (at the cost of such Members or former members in respect of which any Imputed Tax Underpayment has been allocated) on account of its Members’ (or any of the Members’ direct or indirect beneficial owners’) tax status, with any corresponding reduction being credited to the applicable Member for purposes of allocating such Imputed Tax Underpayment among the relevant Members or former Members to the extent relevant.
(d) Without limiting the foregoing, the Company Representative shall give prompt written notice to the Continuing Member Representative of the commencement of any income tax Audit of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Continuing Members (or their owners). Subject to Article 6 of the Business Combination Agreement, the Company Representative shall (i) keep the Continuing Member Representative reasonably informed of the material developments and status of any such Audit, (ii) permit the Continuing Member Representative (or its designee) to participate (including using separate counsel), in each case at the Continuing Members’ sole cost and expense, in any similar capacity such Audit, to the extent permitted under state applicable tax Law, and (iii) promptly notify the Continuing Member Representative of receipt of a notice of a final partnership adjustment (or local Law; provided, that the Managing Member may appoint and replace equivalent under applicable Laws) or a final decision of a court or IRS Appeals panel (or equivalent body under applicable Laws) with respect to such Audit. The Company Representative or the Company Representativeshall promptly provide the Continuing Member Representative with copies of all material correspondence between the Company Representative or the Company (as applicable) and any Governmental Entity in connection with such Audit and shall give the Continuing Member Representative a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on any material, non-ministerial correspondence, submission (including settlement or compromise offers) or filing in connection with any such Audit. The Company Representative shall designate not (and the Company shall not (and shall not authorize the Company Representative to)) settle, compromise, make an election under the BBA Rules, other than a “designated individual” Push-Out Election in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 301.6223-1(b)(3)(iconnection with, or abandon any Audit in a manner that would reasonably be expected to have a disproportionate (compared to PubCo) and material adverse effect on the Continuing Members without the Continuing Member Representative’s prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). The obligations of the Company and the Members (including any Member designated as the Company Representative prior to the date hereofunder this Section 10.4(d) shall cooperate fully with each other and shall use reasonable best efforts to cause the Managing Member (or any Person subsequently designated) to become the Company Representative with respect to any taxable period Audit affecting Continuing Members as a result of their prior ownership of Units shall continue after any Continuing Member Transfers any or all of such Units.
(e) If the Company Representative causes the Company to make an election under Section 6226(a) of the Code (or any analogous provision of state or local Law) (a “Push-Out Election”), each Member who was a Member of the Company with respect for U.S. federal income tax purposes, or for purposes of applicable state, local, or non-U.S. Law, for the “reviewed year” (within the meaning of Code Section 6225(d)(1) or similar concept under applicable state, local, or non-U.S. Law), shall take any adjustment to which the statute of limitations has not yet expiredincome, including gain, loss, deduction, credit or otherwise (as applicabledetermined in the notice of final partnership adjustment or similar concept under applicable state, local, or non-U.S. Law) by filing certifications pursuant to Treasury Regulations into account as provided for in Code Section 301.6231(a)(7)-1(d6226(b) (or similar concept under applicable state, local, or non-U.S. Law).
(bf) The Company Representative may retain, at Promptly following the Company’s expense, such outside counsel, accountants and other professional consultants as it may reasonably deem necessary in the course written request of fulfilling its obligations as the Company Representative. The , the Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, reimburse and indemnify the Company Representative is authorized to take(including, for the avoidance of doubt, any “designated individual”) for all reasonable expenses, including reasonable legal and shall determine in its sole discretion whether or not accounting fees, claims, liabilities, losses and damages incurred by the Company Representative in connection with the exercise of its rights and fulfillment of its duties under this Section 10.4. Nothing in this LLC Agreement will take, such actions and execute and file all statements and forms on behalf of be construed to restrict the Company that are approved by or the Managing Member and are permitted Company Representative from engaging an accounting firm or required by legal counsel to assist the applicable provisions of the Partnership Tax Audit Rules Company Representative in discharging its duties under this LLC Agreement.
(including a “push-out” election under Section 6226 of the Code or any analogous election under state or local tax Law). g) Each Member agrees to cooperate in good faith with the Company Representative and to use commercially reasonable efforts to do or refrain from doing any or all things reasonably requested by the Company Representative (with respect to this Section 10.4, including paying timely providing any and all resulting taxesinformation reasonably necessary or advisable for the Company Representative to comply with its obligations under Section 10.4(c), additions that is or are reasonably necessary or advisable to reduce the amount of any tax, interest, penalties or similar amounts the cost of which is (or would otherwise be) borne by the Company (directly or indirectly) or to make any election permitted by this LLC Agreement and interest the Code or other relevant tax Law unless such Member is restricted from providing such information under any applicable Law or contract. Each Member acknowledges that any action taken by the Company Representative in a timely fashionits capacity as such may be binding upon such Members and that such Member shall not independently act with respect to Audits affecting the Company or its Subsidiaries (but the Continuing Member shall in all events retain all rights provided to it under this LLC Agreement, including Section 10.4(d)).
(h) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in connection with this LLC Agreement, in the event of any examination conflict between Article 6 of the Company’s affairs by any federalBusiness Combination Agreement and this LLC Agreement, state, or local tax authorities, including resulting administrative and judicial proceedingsArticle 6 of the Business Combination Agreement shall control. The Company, the Company Representative, the Managing Member shall have Member, and the authority to amend this Section 6.01 to give effect Members hereby acknowledge and agree to the Partnership Tax Audit Rules, foregoing sentence and each Member agrees expressly agree to be bound by the provisions terms of Article 6 of the Business Combination Agreement, including that with respect to any Audit of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for any taxable period ending before or including the date of the Effective Time and for which a Push-Out Election is available, all such amendmentavailable elections shall be made in accordance with applicable Laws unless otherwise determined by the Company Representative.
(i) This Section 10.4 shall be interpreted to apply to Members and former Members and shall survive the Transfer of a Member’s Units and the termination, dissolution, liquidation and winding up of the Company and, for this purpose to the extent not prohibited by applicable Law, the Company shall be treated as continuing in existence.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Limited Liability Company Agreement (Appreciate Holdings, Inc.)
Company Representative. (a) The Managing Member is specially authorized and appointed to act as the Company Representative and in any similar capacity under state or local Law; provided, that the Managing Member may appoint and replace the Company Representative. The Company Representative shall designate a “designated individual” in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 301.6223-1(b)(3)(i). The Company and the Members (including any Member designated as the Company Representative prior to the date hereof) shall cooperate fully with each other and shall use reasonable best efforts to cause the Managing Member (or any Person subsequently designated) to become the Company Representative with respect to any taxable period of the Company with respect to which the statute of limitations has not yet expired, including (as applicable) by filing certifications pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 301.6231(a)(7)-1(d).
(b) The Company Representative may retain, at the Company’s expense, such outside counsel, accountants and other professional consultants as it may reasonably deem necessary in the course of fulfilling its obligations as the Company Representative. The Company Representative is authorized to take, and shall determine in its sole discretion whether or not the Company will take, such actions and execute and file all statements and forms on behalf of the Company that are approved by the Managing Member and are permitted or required by the applicable provisions of the Partnership Tax Audit Rules Rules; provided that, (including i) except with the prior written consent of the GGC Member and the BSMH Member, or (ii) as otherwise required by law, a “push-out” election under Section 6226 of the Code or and any analogous election under state or local tax Law)Law shall not be made with respect to the Company, and any “imputed underpayment” shall be treated as an expense of the Company. Each Member agrees to cooperate with the Company Representative and to use commercially reasonable efforts to do or refrain from doing any or all things requested by the Company Representative (including paying any and all resulting taxes, additions to tax, penalties and interest in a timely fashion) in connection with any examination of the Company’s affairs by any federal, state, or local tax authorities, including resulting administrative and judicial proceedings. The ; provided, however, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, neither the Company nor the Managing Member shall have the authority require any Member (i) to amend this Section 6.01 to give effect file any amended tax return (or administrative adjustment request) in connection with or pursuant to the Partnership Tax Audit RulesRules or otherwise, except as required by Law, or (ii) to pay any adjustment pursuant to Section 6225(c)(2)(B) of the Code or, in each case, any analogous provision under state or local tax law without the prior written consent of each of the GGC Member and each Member agrees to be bound by the provisions of any such amendmentBSMH Member.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Limited Liability Company Agreement (Ensemble Health Partners, Inc.)
Company Representative. (a) The Managing Member is specially authorized and appointed to act as the Company Representative and in any similar capacity under state or local Law; Law; provided, that the Managing Member may appoint and replace the Company Representative. The Company Representative shall designate a “designated individual” in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 301.6223-1(b)(3)(i). The Company and the Members (including any Member designated as the Company Representative prior to the date hereof) shall reasonably cooperate fully with each other and shall use reasonable best efforts to cause the Managing Member (or any Person subsequently designated) to become the Company Representative with respect to any taxable period of the Company with respect to which the statute of limitations has not yet expired, including (as applicable) by filing certifications pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 301.6231(a)(7)-1(d).
(b) The Company Representative may retain, at the Company’s expense, such outside counsel, accountants and other professional consultants as it may reasonably deem necessary in the course of fulfilling its obligations as the Company Representative. The Subject to the other terms of this Agreement and the Business Combination Agreement, the Company Representative is authorized to take, and shall determine in its sole discretion whether or not the Company will take, take such actions and execute and file all statements and forms on behalf of the Company that are approved by the Managing Member and are permitted or required by the applicable provisions of the Partnership Tax Audit Rules (including a “push-out” election under Section 6226 of the Code or any analogous election under state or local tax Law)Rules. Each Member agrees to reasonably cooperate with the Company Representative and to use commercially reasonable efforts to do or refrain from doing any or all things requested by the Company Representative (including paying any and all resulting taxes, additions to tax, penalties and interest in a timely fashion) in connection with any examination of the Company’s affairs by any U.S. federal, state, or local tax authorities, including resulting administrative and judicial proceedings. The Managing Member shall have For the authority to amend this Section 6.01 to give effect to the Partnership Tax Audit Rulesavoidance of doubt, and each Member agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Section 6.01(b) shall be subject to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement and the other terms of this Agreement.
(c) The Company and any eligible Subsidiary of the Company (A) shall make an election (or continue a previously made election) pursuant to Section 754 of the Code (and any similar provisions of applicable U.S state or local law) for the taxable year that includes the date hereof and shall not thereafter revoke such amendmentelection and (B) shall use reasonable best efforts to ensure that any entity in which the Company holds a direct or indirect interest that is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes that does not meet the definition of “Subsidiary” herein will have in effect an election pursuant to Section 754 of the Code (and any similar provisions of applicable U.S. state or local law).
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Sources: Limited Liability Company Agreement (TPG Pace Solutions Corp.)
Company Representative. (a) The Managing Member is specially authorized and appointed to act as the Company Representative and in any similar capacity under state or local Law; provided, that the Managing Member may appoint and replace the Company Representative. The Company Representative shall designate a “designated individual” in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 301.6223-1(b)(3)(i1(b)(3). The Company and the Members (including any Member designated as the Company Representative prior to the date hereof) shall cooperate fully with each other and shall use reasonable best efforts to cause the Managing Member (or any other Person subsequently designated) to become the Company Representative with respect to any taxable period of the Company with respect to which the statute of limitations has not yet expired, including (as applicable) by filing certifications pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 301.6231(a)(7)-1(d).
. In acting as Company Representative, the Managing Member shall act, to the maximum extent possible, to cause income, gain, loss, deduction, and credit of the Company, and adjustments thereto, to be allocated or borne by the Members in the same manner as such items or adjustments would have been borne if the Company could have effectively made an election under Section 6221(b) of the Code (bcommonly known as the “election out”) or similar state or local provision with respect to the taxable period at issue. The Company Representative may retain, at the Company’s expense, such outside counsel, accountants and other professional consultants as it may reasonably deem necessary in the course of fulfilling its obligations as the Company Representative. The Company Representative is authorized shall inform the Liberty Member of all significant matters that come to take, its attention in its capacity as the Company Representative by giving notice thereof promptly after becoming aware thereof and shall determine promptly forward to the Liberty Member copies of all significant written communications it receives in its sole discretion whether such capacity. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 9.4, without first obtaining the approval of the Liberty Member, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or not delayed, the Company will takeRepresentative shall not (i) enter into any settlement agreement or compromise with a taxing authority relating to any material Company item of income, such actions and execute and file all statements and forms on behalf gain, loss, deduction or credit for any Fiscal Year of the Company that are approved by or (ii) enter into an agreement extending the Managing Member and are permitted statute of limitations with respect to any tax assessment or required by the applicable provisions of the Partnership Tax Audit Rules (including a “push-out” election under Section 6226 of the Code or any analogous election under state or local tax Law). Each Member agrees to cooperate with the Company Representative and to use commercially reasonable efforts to do or refrain from doing any or all things requested by the Company Representative (including paying any and all resulting taxes, additions to tax, penalties and interest in a timely fashion) in connection with any examination of collection against the Company’s affairs by any federal, state, or local tax authorities, including resulting administrative and judicial proceedings. The Managing Member shall have the authority to amend this Section 6.01 to give effect to the Partnership Tax Audit Rules, and each Member agrees to be bound by the provisions of any such amendment.
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Company Representative. (a) The Managing Member Manager is specially authorized and appointed to act as the Company Representative and in any similar capacity under state or local Law; Law; provided, that the Managing Member Manager may appoint and replace the Company Representative. The Company Representative shall designate a “designated individual” in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 301.6223-1(b)(3)(i). The Company and the Members (including any Member designated as the Company Representative prior to the date hereof) shall reasonably cooperate fully with each other and shall use reasonable best efforts to cause the Managing Member Manager (or any Person subsequently designated) to become the Company Representative with respect to any taxable period of the Company with respect to which the statute of limitations has not yet expired, including (as applicable) by filing certifications pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 301.6231(a)(7)-1(d).. 39
(b) The Company Representative may retain, at the Company’s expense, such outside counsel, accountants and other professional consultants as it may reasonably deem necessary in the course of fulfilling its obligations as the Company Representative. The Subject to the other terms of this Agreement and the Business Combination Agreement, the Company Representative is authorized to take, and shall determine in its sole discretion whether or not the Company will take, take such actions and execute and file all statements and forms on behalf of the Company that are approved by the Managing Member Manager and are permitted or required by the applicable provisions of the Partnership Tax Audit Rules (including a “push-out” election under Section 6226 of the Code or any analogous election under state or local tax Law)Rules. Each Member agrees to reasonably cooperate with the Company Representative and to use commercially reasonable efforts to do or refrain from doing any or all things requested by the Company Representative (including paying any and all resulting taxes, additions to tax, penalties and interest in a timely fashion) in connection with any examination of the Company’s affairs by any U.S. federal, state, or local tax authorities, including resulting administrative and judicial proceedings. The Managing Member shall have For the authority to amend this Section 6.01 to give effect to the Partnership Tax Audit Rulesavoidance of doubt, and each Member agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Section 6.01(b) shall be subject to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement and the other terms of this Agreement.
(c) The Company and any eligible Subsidiary of the Company (A) shall make an election (or continue a previously made election) pursuant to Section 754 of the Code (and any similar provisions of applicable U.S state or local law) for the taxable year that includes the date hereof and shall not thereafter revoke such amendmentelection and (B) shall use reasonable best efforts to ensure that any entity in which the Company holds a direct or indirect interest that is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes that does not meet the definition of “Subsidiary” herein will have in effect an election pursuant to Section 754 of the Code (and any similar provisions of applicable U.S. state or local law).
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Company Representative. (a) The Managing Member is specially authorized Sponsor shall be the “partnership representative” for purposes of Section 6223(a) of the Code (and appointed to act as the Company Representative and in any similar capacity under provisions of state or local Law; provided, that law) (the Managing Member may appoint and replace the “Company Representative”) for each Taxable Year. The Company Representative Sponsor is specifically directed and authorized to take whatever steps Sponsor deems necessary or desirable to perfect any such designation, including filing any forms or documents with the Internal Revenue Service and taking such other action as may from time to time be required under the Regulations. Sponsor shall designate a “designated individual” for each Taxable Year (as described in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 301.6223-1(b)(3)(i1(b)(3)(ii) of the Regulations and similar provisions of state or local law) (such person, the “Designated Individual”), which designation shall be subject to the Approval of Investor Manager. Sponsor may require that, as a condition of an individual’s appointment as a designated individual, the Designated Individual shall agree that Sponsor may cause the Designated Individual to resign. The Company Representative shall have all of the rights, duties, powers, and obligations provided for under the Members (including any Member designated as the Company Representative prior Code, Regulations, or other applicable guidance, and may delegate its authority under this Section 3.6(a) to the date hereof) shall cooperate fully with each other and shall use reasonable best efforts to cause the Managing Member (or any Person subsequently designated) to become the Company Representative with respect to any taxable period of the Company with respect to which the statute of limitations has not yet expired, including (as applicable) by filing certifications pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 301.6231(a)(7)-1(d)Designated Individual.
(b) The Company Representative may retainshall pay, at or to the Company’s expense, such outside counsel, accountants and other professional consultants as it may reasonably deem necessary in the course of fulfilling its obligations as extent the Company Representative. Representative or Designated Individual pays, indemnify and reimburse, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Company Representative or Designated Individual for all reasonable costs and expenses, including legal and accounting fees (as such fees are incurred).
(c) The Company Representative shall make the election “out” under Section 6221(b) of the Code if such an election is authorized to takeavailable.
(d) If, and shall determine in its sole discretion whether or not any Taxable Year in which the Company will takedoes not elect out as provided in Section 3.6(c), such actions and execute and file all statements and forms on behalf a Governmental Authority makes an adjustment to an item of income, gain, loss, deduction, or credit of the Company (or any Member’s distributive share thereof) that are approved by would result in an “imputed underpayment” within the Managing Member and are permitted or required by the applicable provisions meaning of Section 6225 of the Partnership Tax Audit Rules Code or similar provision of state or local law (including a such imputed underpayment, together with any associated interest and penalties, an LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT VIDA JV LLC Page 30 “push-Imputed Underpayment”), the Company shall, with the consent of both Investor Manager and Sponsor, timely and properly make the election to “push out” any adjustments to the Members pursuant to Section 6226 of the Code, such that the Company shall not be liable for any Imputed Underpayment resulting from such adjustment. Regardless of whether the Company is able to make the election to “push out” any adjustments under Section 6226 of the Code or any analogous election under state or local tax Law). Each Member agrees to cooperate with Code, the Company Representative and to use the Members shall take shall take commercially reasonable efforts to do reduce the amount of the adjustment or refrain from doing Imputed Underpayment, including by seeking a modification of the Imputed Underpayment pursuant to Section 6225(c) of the Code (and similar provisions of state or local law) as a result of a Member or Affiliate of a Member being a “tax-exempt entity” as defined in Section 168(h)(2) of the Code and by seeking any other reduction that would be available as a result of a Member or all things requested by Affiliate of a Member being a “tax-exempt entity” as defined in Section 168(h)(2) of the Code.
(e) If the Company Representative incurs an Imputed Underpayment and the Company is not able to elect to “push out” the adjustments under Section 6226 of the Code, the Members shall bear the economic benefits and burdens of the Imputed Underpayment in the manner reasonably determined by Sponsor with the consent of Investor Manager determined in good faith. In determining the manner in which any Member bears the economic benefits and burdens of an adjustment, the Company shall take into account the Member’s actions and status (including paying by allocating the benefit of any reduction in the Imputed Underpayment that results from a Member or Affiliate of a Member being a “tax-exempt entity” as defined in Section 168(h)(2) of the Code to such Member) to the extent relevant. The Company shall divide any adjustment and/or Imputed Underpayment into such categories and all resulting taxes, additions shall determine the amounts in each category attributable to tax, penalties and interest in a timely fashioneach Member (or former Member) in connection with any examination of the Company’s affairs by any federal, state, or local tax authorities, including resulting administrative and judicial proceedings. The Managing Member shall have manner the authority to amend this Section 6.01 to give Company determines best gives effect to the Partnership Tax Audit Rules, and each Member agrees to be bound by the provisions principles of any such amendmentthis Section 3.6(e).
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Sources: Formation and Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (Invesco Real Estate Income Trust Inc.)
Company Representative. (a) The Managing Member is specially authorized and appointed to act as the Company Representative and in any similar capacity under state or local Law; provided, that the Managing Member may appoint and replace the Company Representative. The Company Representative shall designate a “designated individual” in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section Sections 301.6223-1(b)(3)(i) and (ii). The Company and the Members (including any Member designated as the Company Representative prior to the date hereof) shall cooperate fully with each other and shall use reasonable best efforts to cause the Managing Member (or any Person subsequently designated) to become the Company Representative with respect to any taxable period of the Company with respect to which the statute of limitations has not yet expired, including (as applicable) by filing certifications pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 301.6231(a)(7)-1(d).
(b) The Company Representative may retain, at the Company’s expense, retain such outside counsel, accountants and other professional consultants as it may reasonably deem necessary in the course of fulfilling its obligations as the Company RepresentativeRepresentative and any expenses of the Company Representative incurred in connection with performing its duties as such (including any fees of such professional advisors) shall be reimbursed by the Company (which reimbursement shall not be considered a distribution under Section 5.03). The Company Representative is authorized to take, and shall determine in its sole discretion whether or not the Company will take, such actions and execute and file all statements and forms on behalf of the Company that are approved by the Managing Member and are permitted or required by the applicable provisions of the Partnership Tax Audit Rules (including a “push-out” election under Section 6226 of the Code or any analogous election under state or local tax Law); provided, for the avoidance of doubt, that the exercise of the Company Representative’s authority with respect thereto shall be subject to the terms of the WWE Transaction Agreement (including the consent rights of EOC thereunder). Each Member agrees to cooperate with the Company Representative and to use commercially reasonable efforts to do or refrain from doing any or all things requested by the Company Representative (including paying any and all resulting taxes, additions to tax, penalties and interest in a timely fashion) in connection with any examination of the Company’s affairs by any federal, state, or local tax authorities, including resulting administrative and judicial proceedings. The Managing Member shall have the authority to amend this Section 6.01 to give effect to the Partnership Tax Audit Rules, and each Member agrees to be bound by the provisions of any such amendment.
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Sources: Limited Liability Company Agreement (TKO Group Holdings, Inc.)