AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
AGREEMENT of X.X. XXXXXX INDEX FUNDING COMPANY, LLC (the
"Company"), made as of September 10, 1997, among X.X. XXXXXX
& CO. INCORPORATED, a Delaware corporation ("X.X. Xxxxxx"),
and X.X. XXXXXX VENTURES CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
and a wholly owned subsidiary of X.X. Xxxxxx ("JPM
Ventures"), as initial Members (as defined below) of the
Company, and the Persons (as defined below) who become
Members of the Company in accordance with the terms hereof.
WHEREAS X.X. Xxxxxx and JPM Ventures have heretofore formed a
limited liability company pursuant to the Delaware Limited Liability
Company Act, 6 Del C. Section 18-101, et seq., as amended from time to time
(the "Delaware Act"), by filing a Certificate of Formation of the Company
with the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on
November 21, 1995;
WHEREAS, X.X. Xxxxxx and JPM Ventures entered into a limited
liability company agreement dated as of February 20, 1996 (the "Original
LLC Agreement");
WHEREAS, X.X. Xxxxxx and JPM Ventures entered into an amended and
restated limited liability company agreement dated as of May 15, 1996 for
the purpose of amending and restating the Original LLC Agreement;
WHEREAS X.X. Xxxxxx and JPM Ventures wish to amend and restate
the amended and restated limited liability company agreement dated as of
May 15, 1996, in the form hereof; and
WHEREAS the Members desire to provide for the operation of the
Company as a limited liability company under the Delaware Act and pursuant
to the terms hereof.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements and
obligations set forth herein and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the Members hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINED TERMS
Section 1.1. Definitions. The terms defined in this Article I
shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, have the meanings herein
specified.
"Affiliate" means with respect to a specified Person, any Person
that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common
control with, the specified Person. As used in this definition, the term
"control" means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to
direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person,
whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
"Agreement" means this Limited Liability Company Agreement of the
Company as amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time.
"Certificate" means the Certificate of Formation and any and all
amendments thereto and restatements thereof filed on behalf of the Company
with the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware pursuant
to the Delaware Act.
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from
time to time, or any corresponding federal tax statute enacted after the
date of this Agreement. A reference to a specific section (Section) of the
Code refers not only to such specific section but also to any corresponding
provision of any federal tax statute enacted after the date of this
Agreement, as such specific section or corresponding provision is in effect
on the date of application of the provisions of this Agreement containing
such reference.
"Common Member" means a Member that holds one or more Common
Securities.
"Common Securities" shall mean the Interests in the Company which
represent common limited liability company interests in the Company and are
described in this Agreement.
"Covered Person" means the Managing Members, any Affiliate of the
Managing Members or any officers,
directors, shareholders, partners, employees, representatives or agents of
the Managing Members, or any employee or agent of the Company or its
Affiliates.
"Early Redemption Value", with respect to any Indexed Preferred
Securities of any series or any related Common Securities, shall have the
meaning, if any, set forth in the Written Action of the Company
establishing such series and Common Securities.
"Face Amount" means, with respect to any Preferred Security, the
initial stated principal amount thereof.
"Indemnified Person" means each Common Member, any Affiliate of
such Common Member or any officers, directors, shareholders, partners,
employees, representatives or agents of such Common Member, or any employee
or agent of the Company or its Affiliates.
"Indexed Preferred Security" means any Preferred Security the
stated liquidation preference or redemption value, as applicable, of which
varies or may vary from the Face Amount thereof.
"Interest" means a limited liability company interest in the
Company, including the right of the holder thereof to any and all benefits
to which a Member may be entitled as provided in this Agreement, together
with the obligations of a Member to comply with all of the terms and
provisions of this Agreement.
"Liquidation Distribution" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 15.5 of this Agreement.
"LP Act" means the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership
Act, 6 Del C. Section 17-101, et seq., as amended from time to time.
"Managing Members" means X.X. Xxxxxx and JPM Ventures, in their
capacity as the Members that hold all of the outstanding Common Securities.
"Member" means any Person that holds an Interest in the Company
and is admitted as a member of the Company pursuant to the provisions of
this Agreement, in its capacity as a member of the Company. For purposes of
the Delaware Act, the Managing Members and the Preferred Members shall
constitute separate classes or groups of Members.
"Notes" means the Notes evidencing the loans from time to time
from the Company to Xxxxxx Guaranty Trust Company of New York, a trust
company, with full banking powers organized under the laws of the State of
New York
("Xxxxxx Guaranty"), of the proceeds of the issuances of Interests and, at
the option of the Company, related capital contributions.
"Person" means any individual, corporation, association,
partnership (general or limited), joint venture, trust, estate, limited
liability company, or other legal entity or organization.
"Preferred Certificate" means a certificate evidencing the
Preferred Securities held by a Preferred Member.
"Preferred Member" means a Member that holds one or more
Preferred Securities, in such capacity.
"Preferred Securities" shall mean the Interests which represent
preferred limited liability company interests in the Company and are
described in this Agreement.
"Principal Amount" means, at any time with respect to any Indexed
Preferred Security, the Redemption Value, the applicable Early Redemption
Value or the stated liquidation preference, as applicable, of such Indexed
Preferred Security, as if determined as of such time pursuant to the terms
of such Indexed Preferred Security.
"Redemption Value," with respect to any Indexed Preferred
Securities of any series or any related Common Securities, shall have the
meaning, if any, set forth in the Written Action of the Company
establishing such series and such Common Securities.
"Related Note Guarantee" shall mean the Related Note Guarantee of
X.X. Xxxxxx for the benefit of the Company with respect to the Related
Notes.
"Tax Matters Partner" means the Managing Member designated as
such in Section 11.1 hereof.
Section 1.2. Headings. The headings and subheadings in this
Agreement are included for convenience and identification only and are in
no way intended to describe, interpret, define or limit the scope, extent
or intent of this Agreement or any provision hereof.
ARTICLE II
CONTINUATION AND TERM; ADMISSION OF MEMBERS
Section 2.1. Continuation. (a) The Members hereby agree to
continue the Company as a limited liability company under and pursuant to
the provisions of the Delaware Act and agree that the rights, duties and
liabilities of the Members shall be as provided in the Delaware Act, except
as otherwise provided herein.
(b) Upon the execution of this Agreement, X.X. Xxxxxx and JPM
Ventures shall continue to be Members and shall each be designated as a
Common Member and shall together be the holders of all of the Common
Securities.
(c) Either Managing Member, as an authorized person within the
meaning of the Delaware Act, shall execute, deliver and file any and all
Amendments to and restatements of the Certificate.
Section 2.2. Name. The name of the Company heretofore formed and
continued hereby is X.X. Xxxxxx Index Funding Company, LLC. The business of
the Company may be conducted upon compliance with all applicable laws under
any other name designated by the Managing Members.
Section 2.3. Term. The term of the Company commenced on the date
the Certificate was filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the
State of Delaware and shall continue until November 21, 2105, unless
dissolved before such date in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement.
Section 2.4. Registered Agent and Office. The Company's
registered agent and office in Delaware shall be X.X. Xxxxxx & Co.
Incorporated, 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxx xx Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx of Xxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000. At any time, the Managing Members may designate another
registered agent and/or registered office.
Section 2.5. Principal Place of Business. The principal place of
business of the Company shall be at 00 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx
00000-0000. The Managing Members may change the location of the Company's
principal place of business; provided that such change has no material
adverse effect upon any Member.
Section 2.6. Qualification in Other Juris dictions. The Managing
Members shall cause the Company to be qualified, formed or registered under
assumed or fictitious name statutes or similar laws in any jurisdiction in
which the Company conducts business and in which such
qualification, formation or registration is required by law or deemed
advisable by the Managing Members. Either Managing Member, as an authorized
person within the meaning of the Delaware Act, shall execute, deliver and
file any certificates (and any amendments and/or restatements thereof)
necessary for the Company to qualify to do business in a jurisdiction in
which the Company may wish to conduct business.
Section 2.7. Admission of Members. (a) Subject to Section 2.1(b),
a Person shall be admitted as a Member and shall become bound by the terms
of this Agreement, without execution of this Agreement, if such Person (or
a representative authorized by such Person orally, in writing or by other
action such as payment for an Interest) complies with the conditions for
becoming a Member as set forth in Section 2.7(b) and requests (which
request shall be deemed to have been made upon acquisition of an Interest
directly from the Company or upon an assignment of an Interest from another
Person) that the records of the Company reflect such admission.
The Company shall be promptly notified of any assignment. The
Company will reflect the admission of a Member in the records of the
Company as soon as is reasonably practicable after either of the following
events: (i) in the case of a Person acquiring an Interest directly from the
Company, at the time of payment therefor, and (ii) in the case of an
assignment, upon notification thereof (the Company being entitled to
assume, in the absence of knowledge to the contrary, that proper payment
has been made for such Interest).
(b) Whether acquiring an Interest directly from the Company or by
assignment, a Person shall be admitted as a Member upon the acquisition or
assignment, as the case may be, of such Interest and the reflection of such
Person's admission as a Member on the registration books maintained by or
on behalf of the Company. The consent of any other Member shall not be
required for the admission of a Member.
Section 2.8. Merger, Consolidation, etc., of the Company. The
Company may not consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or be replaced
by, or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as
an entirety to any corporation or other entity, except with the prior
approval of Holders of not less than 66-2/3% of the Principal Amount of the
outstanding Preferred Securities or except as set forth in this Section
2.8. The Company may, without the consent of Preferred Members, consolidate
or merge with or into, or convey, transfer or lease its assets
substantially as an entirety to, a limited liability company or limited
partnership or trust organized as such under the
laws of any state of the United States of America or the District of
Columbia; provided that (i) such successor entity either (a) expressly
assumes all of the obligations of the Company under the Preferred
Securities or (b) substitutes for the Preferred Securities other securities
having substantially the same terms as the Preferred Securities (the
"Successor Securities") so long as the Successor Securities rank, with
respect to participation in the assets of the successor entity consisting
of the relevant Related Note and the proceeds thereof, at least as high as
the Preferred Securities rank with respect to participation in the assets
of the Company consisting of the relevant Related Note and the proceeds
thereof, (ii) Xxxxxx Guaranty expressly acknowledges such successor entity
as the holder of the Note or Notes relating to any outstanding Preferred
Securities, (iii) such merger, consolidation, conveyance, transfer or lease
does not cause the Preferred Securities or the Successor Securities, if
any, to be delisted (or, in the case of any Successor Securities, to fail
to be listed) by any national securities exchange or other organization on
which any such Preferred Securities are then listed, (iv) such merger,
consolidation, conveyance, transfer or lease does not cause the Preferred
Securities or Successor Securities, if any, to be downgraded by any
"nationally recognized statistical rating organization", as that term is
defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission for purposes of Rule
436(g)(2) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (v) such merger,
consolidation, conveyance, transfer or lease does not adversely affect the
powers, preferences and other special rights of Preferred Members or the
holders of the Successor Securities, if any, in any material respect other
than, in the case of any such merger with or into a trust, the fact that
the Preferred Securities will represent an interest in the assets of such
trust consisting of the relevant Related Note and the proceeds thereof and
(vi) prior to such merger, consolidation, conveyance, transfer or lease
X.X. Xxxxxx has received an opinion of counsel (which counsel is not an
employee of X.X. Xxxxxx or the Company) to the effect that (I) such merger,
consolidation, conveyance, transfer or lease will not require the Company
or such successor entity to register as an "investment company" under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (II) Preferred Members will not
recognize any gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of
such merger, consolidation, conveyance, transfer or lease, (III) such
successor entity will not be treated as an association taxable as a
corporation for federal income tax purposes and (IV) such merger,
consolidation, conveyance, transfer or lease will not adversely affect the
limited liability of holders of Preferred Securities.
ARTICLE III
PURPOSE AND POWERS OF THE COMPANY
Section 3.1. Purpose. The sole purpose of the Company is to issue
Interests and to loan the proceeds from the issuance thereof and the
related capital contributions from Common Members to Xxxxxx Guaranty. The
Company shall have the power and authority to take any and all actions
necessary, appropriate, proper, advisable, incidental or convenient to or
for the furtherance of the purpose of the Company as set forth herein.
ARTICLE IV
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS, ALLOCATIONS AND SECURITIES
Section 4.1. Form of Contribution. The contribution of a Member
to the Company may, as determined by the Managing Members in their
discretion, be in cash, a promissory note or other legal consideration.
Section 4.2. Contributions by the Common Members. The Common
Members shall make such contributions to the Company, either in connection
with the purchase of Common Securities or otherwise, so as to cause their
Common Securities to be entitled to at least 0.001% of all interest in the
capital, income, gain, loss, deduction, credit and distributions of the
Company at all times.
Section 4.3. Contributions by the Preferred Members. The
Preferred Members shall make such contributions to the Company as are
required by the applicable terms of Section 7.1 of this Agreement.
Preferred Members, in their capacity as Members of the Company, shall not
be required to make any additional contributions to the Company and shall
have no additional liability solely by reason of being Preferred Members in
excess of their share of the Company's assets and undistributed profits
(subject to their obligation to return distributions wrongfully distributed
to them as required by applicable law).
Section 4.4. Allocations of Profits and Losses. The profits of
the Company for any month from each Related Note shall be allocated among
the related series of Preferred Securities and the related Common
Securities in proportion to the distributions payable to such Preferred
Securities and Common Securities, respectively. The profits so allocable to
a particular series of Preferred Securities or the related Common
Securities shall be allocated to those persons who hold the Preferred
Securities or the related
Common Securities on the record date for payment of dividends for that
month. All losses of the Company for any month from each Related Note shall
be allocated among the related series of Preferred Securities and the
related Common Securities in a manner that reflects the persons bearing the
economic burden of such loss. Such allocations may be adjusted by the
Managing Members as appropriate to cause the taxable income allocated to
any such series to conform to the distributions on such series, if required
because the use of this monthly convention is prohibited by applicable laws
or if otherwise necessary or appropriate to cause the allocations to
reflect the economic substance of the Preferred Securities.
Section 4.5. Interests as Personal Property. Each Member hereby
agrees that its Interest shall for all purposes be personal property. A
Member has no interest in specific Company property.
ARTICLE V
MEMBERS
Section 5.1. Powers of Members. The Members shall have the power
to exercise any and all rights or powers granted to the Members pursuant to
the express terms of this Agreement.
Section 5.2. Partition. Each Member waives any and all rights
that it may have to maintain an action for partition of the Company's
property.
Section 5.3. Resignation. The Managing Members shall have no
right to resign from the Company. Any other Member may only resign from the
Company prior to the dissolution and winding up of the Company upon the
assignment of its Interest (including any redemption, repurchase, exchange
or other acquisition by the Company of such Interest) in accordance with
the provisions of this Agreement. A resigning Member shall not be entitled
to receive any distribution and shall not otherwise be entitled to receive
the fair value of its Interest except as otherwise expressly provided for
in this Agreement.
ARTICLE VI
MANAGEMENT
Section 6.1. Management of the Company. Except as otherwise
provided herein, the business and affairs of the Company shall be managed,
and all actions required under
this Agreement shall be determined, solely and exclusively by the Managing
Members, which shall have all rights and powers on behalf and in the name
of the Company to perform all acts necessary and desirable to the objects
and purposes of the Company. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the Managing Members, in their capacity as Common Members and
not by virtue of any delegation of management power from any Member, shall
have the power on behalf of the Company to:
(a) authorize and engage in transactions and dealings on behalf
of the Company, including transactions and dealings with any Member
(including any Managing Member) or any Affiliate of any Member
(including, without limitation, the making of loans to Xxxxxx
Guaranty);
(b) call meetings of Members or any class or series thereof;
(c) issue Interests, including Common Securities, Preferred
Securities and classes and series thereof, in accordance with this
Agreement;
(d) pay all expenses incurred in forming the Company;
(e) lend money, with or without security, to X. X. Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx
Guaranty or any Affiliate of either;
(f) determine and make distributions (whether denominated as
"dividends" or otherwise), in cash or otherwise, on Interests, in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and of the Delaware
Act;
(g) establish a record date with respect to all actions to be
taken hereunder that require a record date to be established,
including with respect to allocations, dividends and voting rights;
(h) establish or set aside in their discretion any reserves for
contingencies and for any other proper Company purpose;
(i) redeem, repurchase or exchange on behalf of the Company
Interests which may be so redeemed, repurchased or exchanged;
(j) appoint (and dismiss from appointment) attorneys and agents
on behalf of the Company, and employ (and dismiss from employment) any
and all persons providing legal, accounting or financial services to
the Company, or such other employees or
agents as the Managing Members deem necessary or desirable for the
management and operation of the Company, including, without
limitation, any Member (including any Managing Member) in its capacity
as employee or agent or any Affiliate of any Member;
(k) incur and pay all expenses and obligations incident to the
operation and management of the Company, including, without
limitation, the services referred to in the preceding paragraph,
taxes, interest, travel, rent, insurance, supplies, salaries and wages
of the Company's employees and agents;
(l) acquire and enter into any contract of insurance necessary or
desirable for the protection or conservation of the Company and its
assets or otherwise in the interest of the Company as the Managing
Members shall determine;
(m) open accounts and deposit, maintain and withdraw funds in the
name of the Company in banks, savings and loan associations, brokerage
firms or other financial institutions, including any Affiliate of the
Company;
(n) effect a dissolution of the Company and act as liquidating
trustee or the Person winding up the Company's affairs, all in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and of the Delaware
Act;
(o) bring and defend on behalf of the Company actions and
proceedings at law or in equity before any court or governmental,
administrative or other regulatory agency, body or commission or
otherwise;
(p) prepare and cause to be prepared reports, statements and
other relevant information for distribution to Members as may be
required or determined to be appropriate by the Managing Members from
time to time;
(q) prepare and file all necessary returns and statements and pay
all taxes, assessments and other impositions applicable to the Company
or to the assets of the Company; and
(r) execute all other documents or instruments, perform all
duties and powers and do all things for and on behalf of the Company
in all matters necessary, desirable or incidental to the foregoing.
The expression of any power or authority of the Managing Members
in this Agreement shall not in any way
limit or exclude any other power or authority which is not specifically or
expressly set forth in this Agreement.
Section 6.2. Reliance by Third Parties. Persons dealing with the
Company are entitled to rely conclusively upon the power and authority of
the Managing Members herein set forth.
Section 6.3. No Management by any Preferred Members. Except as
otherwise expressly provided herein, no Preferred Member shall take part in
the day-to-day management, operation or control of the business and affairs
of the Company. The Preferred Members, in their capacity as Preferred
Members of the Company, shall not be agents of the Company and shall not
have any right, power or authority to transact any business in the name of
the Company or to act for or on behalf of or to bind the Company.
Section 6.4. Preferred Members Voting Rights. Subject to the
terms and conditions set forth in ex.1(b) of this Agreement, the
Preferred Members shall have the right, upon the occurrence of certain
circumstances, to vote to cause the Company to take certain actions.
Section 6.5. Business Transactions of a Managing Member with the
Company. The Managing Members or their Affiliates may lend money to, borrow
money from, act as surety, guarantor or endorser for, guarantee or assume
one or more obligations of, provide collateral for, and transact other
business with, the Company and, subject to applicable law, shall have the
same rights and obligations with respect to any such matter as persons who
are not Managing Members or Affiliates thereof.
Section 6.6. Outside Businesses. Any Member or Affiliate thereof
may engage in or possess an interest in other business ventures of any
nature or description, independently or with others, similar or dissimilar
to the business of the Company, and the Company and the Members shall have
no rights by virtue of this Agreement in and to such independent ventures
or the income or profits derived therefrom, and the pursuit of any such
venture, even if competitive with the business of the Company, shall not be
deemed wrongful or improper. No Member or Affiliate thereof shall be
obligated to present any particular investment opportunity to the Company
even if such opportunity is of a character that, if presented to the
Company, could be taken by the Company, and any Member or Affiliate thereof
shall have the right to take for its own account (individually or as a
partner or fiduciary) or to recommend to others any such particular
investment opportunity.
Section 6.7. Actions by Managing Members. Not withstanding any
provision to the contrary, any action that the Managing Members are
authorized to take hereunder or under the Delaware Act may be taken by the
Managing Members, acting together, or by either Managing Member, acting
alone.
ARTICLE VII
COMMON SECURITIES AND PREFERRED SECURITIES
Section 7.1. Common Securities and Preferred Securities. (a) The
Interests in the Company shall initially be divided into two classes,
Common Securities and Preferred Securities.
(b) The Preferred Securities may be issued from time to time in
one or more series with such relative rights, powers, preferences,
limitations and restrictions as may from time to time be established in a
written action or actions of the Managing Members providing for the
issuance of such series as hereinafter provided. Authority is hereby
expressly granted to the Managing Members, subject to the provisions of
this Agreement, to authorize the issuance of one or more series of
Preferred Securities, and with respect to each such series to establish by
a written action or actions (each, a "written action") providing for the
issuance of such series:
(i) the maximum number of Preferred Securities to constitute such
series, the aggregate initial principal amount, the Face Amount (if
any) and the distinctive designation thereof;
(ii) whether the Preferred Securities of such series shall have
voting rights in addition to those set forth in this Agreement and, if
so, the terms of such voting rights;
(iii) the periodic dividend or other distribution rate (or method
of calculation thereof), if any, on the Preferred Securities of such
series and any related Common Securities, the conditions and dates
upon which such dividends or other distributions shall be payable and
the ability of the Company, if any, to extend the dividend or other
distribution payment period for the Preferred Securities of such
series and any related Common Securities, the dates from which such
dividends or other distributions shall accrue, the preference or
relation which such dividends or other distributions have with respect
to dividends or other distributions payable on any other class or
classes of Interests or on any other series of Preferred Securities
and any
related Common Securities, and whether such dividends or other
distributions shall be cumulative or noncumulative;
(iv) whether the Preferred Securities of such series and any
related Common Securities shall be subject to redemption by the
holders thereof or the Company, and, if made subject to redemption,
the times and other terms and conditions of such redemption (including
the amount and kind of consideration to be received upon such
redemption, or the method of calculation thereof);
(v) any rights in addition to those set forth in this Agreement
of the Preferred Members that hold Preferred Securities of such series
upon the dissolution of the Company;
(vi) whether or not the Preferred Securities of such series and
any related Common Securities shall be subject to the operation of a
retirement or sinking fund and, if so, the extent to and manner in
which any such retirement or sinking fund shall be applied to the
purchase or redemption of the Preferred Securities of such series and
any related Common Securities for retirement and the terms and
provisions relative to the operation thereof;
(vii) whether or not the Preferred Securities of such series and
any related Common Securities shall be convertible into, or
exchangeable for, Interests of any other class or classes, or of any
other series of Preferred Securities, or securities of any other kind,
including those issued by a Managing Member or any of its Affiliates,
and if so convertible or exchangeable, the price or prices or the rate
or rates of conversion or exchange and the method, if any, of
adjusting the same;
(viii) any limitations and restrictions in addition to those set
forth in this Agreement to be effective while any Preferred Securities
of such series and any related Common Securities are outstanding upon
the payment of periodic dividends or other distributions on, and upon
the purchase, redemption or other acquisition by the Company of, other
Common Securities or any other series of Preferred Securities;
(ix) any conditions or restrictions in addition to those set
forth in this Agreement upon the issue of any additional Interests
(including additional Preferred Securities of such series and any
related Common Securities or Interests of any other series ranking on
a parity with or prior to the Preferred Securities of such series and
any related Common Securities as to periodic dividends or distribution
of assets on dissolution);
(x) the times, prices and other terms and conditions for the
offering of the Preferred Securities and any related Common
Securities;
(xi) the preferential allocation of profits or losses, if any;
(xii) the Principal Amount (or the method of calculation thereof)
of such Preferred Securities and any related Common Securities to be
paid upon Stated Maturity (if any) thereof; and
(xiii) any other relative rights, powers and duties as shall not
be inconsistent with this Section 7.1.
Except as set forth in paragraph 7.1(c) below, the payment terms
of any series of Preferred Securities will be identical to the payment
terms of the related Common Securities. The related Common Securities will
be issued in a face amount such that the face amount of such related Common
Securities represents 0.001% of the sum of (x) the face amount of the
Preferred Securities of such series and (y) the face amount of such related
Common Securities. In connection with the foregoing and without limiting
the generality thereof, the Managing Members are hereby expressly
authorized, without the vote or approval of any other Member, to take any
action to create under the provisions of this Agreement a series of
Preferred Securities that was not previously outstanding and to issue
related Common Securities. Without the vote or approval of any other
Member, the Managing Members may execute, swear to, acknowledge, deliver,
file and record whatever documents may be required in connection with the
issuance from time to time of Preferred Securities and any related Common
Securities in one or more series as shall be necessary, convenient or
desirable to reflect the issue of such series. The Managing Members shall
do all things they deem to be appropriate or necessary to comply with the
Delaware Act and are authorized and directed to do all things they deem to
be necessary or permissible in connection with any future issuance,
including compliance with any statute, rule, regulation or guideline of any
federal, state or other governmental agency or any securities exchange.
Any action or actions taken by the Managing Members pursuant to
the provisions of this paragraph (b) shall be deemed an amendment and
supplement to and part of this Agreement.
(c) The Preferred Securities of any series shall rank pari passu
with the related Common Securities of such series in respect of the right
to receive dividends or other distributions and in respect of the right to
receive payments out of the assets of the Company upon voluntary or
involuntary dissolution and winding up of the Company unless an Event of
Default under the Note relating to such Securities shall have occurred and
be continuing, in which case the Preferred Securities shall have priority
over the Common Securities in respect of the right to receive dividends or
other distributions or payments. All Preferred Securities redeemed,
purchased or otherwise acquired by the Company (including Preferred
Securities surrendered for conversion or exchange) shall be canceled and
thereupon restored to the status of authorized but unissued Preferred
Securities undesignated as to series.
(d) No holder of Common Securities or of Preferred Securities
shall be entitled as a matter of right to subscribe for or purchase, or
have any preemptive right with respect to, any part of any new or
additional issue of Preferred Securities of any series whatsoever or any
related Common Securities, or of securities convertible into any Preferred
Securities of any series whatsoever, whether now or hereafter authorized
and whether issued for cash or other consideration or by way of dividend.
(e) Common Securities shall not be evidenced by any certificate
or other written instrument, but shall only be evidenced by this Agreement.
Subject to Section 2.8, Common Securities shall be non-assignable and
non-transferable, and may only be issued to and held by the Managing
Members. Any transfer or purported transfer of any Common Security shall be
null and void. Preferred Securities shall be freely assignable and
transferable.
(f) Any Person purchasing Preferred Securities shall be admitted
to the Company as a Preferred Member upon compliance with Section 2.7.
Section 7.2. Persons Deemed Preferred Members. The Company may
treat the Person in whose name any Preferred Certificate shall be
registered on the books and records of the Company as a Preferred Member
and the sole holder of such Preferred Certificate for purposes of receiving
dividends or other distributions and for all other purposes whatsoever, and
accordingly shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claims
to or interest in such Preferred Certificate on the part of any other
Person, whether or not the Company shall have actual or other notice
thereof.
ARTICLE VIII
VOTING AND MEETINGS
Section 8.1. Voting Rights of Holders of Preferred Securities.
(a) Except as shall be otherwise established herein or in the action or
actions of the Managing Members providing for the issue of any series of
Preferred Securities and except as otherwise required by the Delaware Act,
the Preferred Members holding such Preferred Securities shall have, with
respect to such Preferred Securities, no right or power to vote on any
question or matter or in any proceeding or to be represented at, or to
receive notice of, any meeting of Members.
(b) If (i) the Company fails to pay dividends or other
distributions in full on the Preferred Securities of any series for 30 days
following the date on which such payment was due in accordance with the
terms of such Preferred Securities; or (ii) an Event of Default (as defined
in any Note) occurs and is continuing with respect to such Note, then the
Members holding a majority in Principal Amount of the outstanding Preferred
Securities of such series, together with Members holding any other
Interests having the right to vote in such event (other than any Common
Member, in its capacity as such), acting as a single class, will be
entitled to cause the Company (A) to enforce the Company's rights under the
applicable Note or Notes against Xxxxxx Guaranty, (B) in the case of clause
(i) above, declare and pay dividends or other distributions on the
Preferred Securities of such series and (C) in the case of clause (ii)
above, to enforce the Company's rights under the Related Note Guarantee
with respect to the Preferred Securities of such series. For purposes of
determining whether the Company has failed to pay dividends in full within
30 days of the applicable payment date, dividends or other distributions
shall be deemed to remain in arrears, notwithstanding any payments in
respect thereof, until full cumulative dividends or other distributions
have been or contemporaneously are declared and paid with respect to all
dividend or other distribution periods terminating on or prior to the date
of payment of such full cumulative dividends or other distributions. Not
later than 30 days after the right to vote arises, the Managing Members
will solicit such vote. If the Managing Members fail to solicit such vote
within such 30-day period, the Members holding 10% in Principal Amount of
the outstanding Preferred Securities of the series with respect to which
dividends or other distributions have not been paid and such other
Interests that are entitled to vote, acting as a single class, will be
entitled to convene such meeting. Any such voting rights shall cease
immediately, subject to the applicable terms of any Interests the holders
of which were entitled to such
voting rights, if, in the case of clause (i) above, the Company shall have
paid in full all accumulated and unpaid dividends or other distributions on
the Preferred Securities of the series with respect to which dividends or
other distributions have not been paid or if, in the case of clause (ii)
above, such default of Xxxxxx Guaranty shall have been cured.
(c) If any resolution is proposed to be adopted by the Members
providing for, or the Managing Members propose to take, any action to
effect:
(i) any variation or abrogation of the powers, preferences and
special rights of the Preferred Securities of any series by way of
amendment of this Agreement or otherwise (including, without
limitation, the authorization or issuance of any Interests in the
Company ranking, as to participation in the profits or assets of the
Company, senior to the Preferred Securities), which variation or
abrogation adversely affects the holders of Preferred Securities of
such series,
(ii) the dissolution of the Company, or
(iii) the commencement of any bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization or other similar proceeding involving the Company,
then, in the case of any resolution or action described in clause (i)
above, the Members holding outstanding Preferred Securities of the series
the powers, preferences or special rights of which are proposed to be
amended and, in the case of any resolution or action described in clause
(ii) or (iii) above, the Members holding any outstanding Preferred
Securities or any Common Securities will be entitled to vote together as a
class on such resolution or action of the Managing Members (but not any
other resolution or action) and such resolution or action shall not be
effective except with the approval of the Members holding a majority in
Principal Amount of such outstanding securities; provided that no such
resolution or action shall, without the consent of each Preferred Member
affected thereby, (1) change the terms of such Preferred Member's Preferred
Securities established pursuant to Section 7.l(b)(iii), (iv), (v), (vi),
(vii), (viii), (xi) or (xii) or Section 15.5 in a manner adverse to such
Preferred Member, (2) reduce the above-stated percentage of Principal
Amount necessary to approve such resolution or action or (3) amend the
provisions of this Section 8.1(c); provided further, however, that no such
approval shall be required under clauses (i) and (ii) if the dissolution of
the Company is proposed or initiated upon the occurrence of any of the
events specified in Section 15.2(a) through (c) or (e) through (f). The
powers, preferences or special rights of the Securities of any series will
be deemed not to be varied by the creation or issuance of, and no vote will
be required for the creation or issuance of, any Securities of any other
series.
(d) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary herein, the
first sentence of Section 14.1 of this Agreement may only be amended with
the consent of each Preferred Member.
(e) Notwithstanding that Members holding Preferred Securities of
any series are entitled to vote or consent under any of the circumstances
described in this Agreement, any of the Preferred Securities of any series
that are owned by X.X. Xxxxxx or any entity owned more than fifty percent
by X.X. Xxxxxx, either directly or indirectly, shall not be entitled to
vote or consent and shall, for the purposes of such vote or consent, be
treated as if they were not outstanding.
Section 8.2. Voting Rights of Holders of Common Securities.
Except as otherwise provided herein or by the Managing Members in
accordance with Section 7.1 in respect of any series of Preferred
Securities and except as otherwise provided by the Delaware Act, all voting
rights of the Company shall be vested exclusively in the Common Members.
The Common Securities shall entitle the Common Members to vote in
proportion to their percentage ownership interest in the Company upon all
matters upon which Common Members have the right to vote. All Common
Members shall have the right to vote separately as a class on any matter on
which the Common Members have the right to vote regardless of the voting
rights of any other Member.
Section 8.3. Meetings of the Members. (a) Meet ings of the
Members of any class or series or of all classes or series of Interests may
be called at any time by the Managing Members or as provided by any
applicable terms of any Preferred Securities. Except to the extent
otherwise provided, the following provisions shall apply to meetings of
Members:
(i) Members may vote in person or by proxy at such meeting.
Whenever a vote, consent or approval of Members is permitted or
required under this Agreement, such vote, consent or approval may be
given at a meeting of Members or by written consent.
(ii) Each Member may authorize any Person to act for it by proxy
on all matters in which a Member is entitled to participate, including
waiving notice of
any meeting, or voting or participating at a meeting. Every proxy must
be signed by the Member or its attorney-in-fact. Every proxy shall be
revocable at the pleasure of the Member executing it at any time
before it is voted.
(iii) Each meeting of Members shall be conducted by the Managing
Members or by such other Person that the Managing Members may
designate.
(b) Any required approval of Preferred Members holding Preferred
Securities of a series may be given at a separate meeting of such Preferred
Members convened for such purpose or at a meeting of Members of the Company
or pursuant to written consent. The Managing Members will cause a notice of
any meeting at which Preferred Members holding Preferred Securities of a
series are entitled to vote pursuant to Section 8.1(c)(i) or (ii) of this
Agreement, or of any matter upon which action may be taken by written
consent of such Preferred Members, to be mailed to each Preferred Member of
record of the Preferred Securities of such series. Each such notice will
include a statement setting forth (i) the date of such meeting or the date
by which such action is to be taken, (ii) a description of any action
proposed to be taken at such meeting on which such Preferred Members are
entitled to vote or of such matters upon which written consent is sought
and (iii) instructions for the delivery of proxies or consents.
(c) Subject to Section 8.3(b), the Managing Members, in their
sole discretion, shall establish all other provisions relating to meetings
of Members, including notice of the time, place or purpose of any meeting
at which any matter is to be voted on by any Members, waiver of any such
notice, action by consent without a meeting, the establishment of a record
date, quorum requirements, voting in person or by proxy or any other matter
with respect to the exercise of any such right to vote.
ARTICLE IX
DIVIDENDS AND OTHER DISTRIBUTIONS
Section 9.1. Dividends or Other Distributions. (a) Preferred
Members and Common Members shall receive periodic dividends or other
distributions, if any, in accordance with the applicable terms of the
Preferred Securities and the related Common Securities, as applicable, as
and when declared by the Managing Members in accordance with the Written
Action establishing any Series of Preferred Securities and related Common
Securities, in their discretion, out of funds legally available therefor.
(b) Dividends or other distributions on the Preferred Securities
and the related Common Securities shall be declared by the Managing Members
to the extent that the Managing Members reasonably anticipate that as of
the time of payment the Company will have, and such dividends or other
distributions must be paid by the Company to the extent that at the time of
proposed payment it has, (i) funds received from Xxxxxx Guaranty in respect
of the related Note which are legally available for the payment of such
dividends or other distributions and (ii) cash on hand sufficient to permit
such payments.
(c) A Preferred Member and a Common Member shall not be entitled
to receive any dividend or other distribution with respect to the Preferred
Securities of any series and the related Common Securities, as applicable,
irrespective of whether such dividend or other distribution has been
declared by the Managing Members, prior to the date on which such dividend
or other distribution is payable and until such time as the Company has
received the interest payment on the related Note for the interest payment
date corresponding to such dividend or other distribution payment date and
such monies are available for distribution to the Preferred Member and the
Common Member pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the Delaware Act;
and notwithstanding any provision of Section 18-606 of the Delaware Act to
the contrary, until such time a Preferred Member and a Common Member shall
not have the status of a creditor of the Company or the remedies available
to a creditor of the Company.
Section 9.2. Limitations on Distributions. Notwithstanding any
provision to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Company shall
not make a distribution (including a dividend) to any Member on account of
its Interest if such distribution would violate Section 18-607 of the
Delaware Act or other applicable law.
ARTICLE X
BOOKS AND RECORDS
Section 10.1. Books and Records; Accounting. The Managing Members
shall keep or cause to be kept at the address of the Managing Members (or
at such other place as the Managing Members shall advise the other Members
in writing) true and full books and records regarding the status of the
business and financial condition of the Company.
Section 10.2. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Company for
federal income tax and accounting purposes shall, except as otherwise
required in accordance with the Code, end on December 31 of each year.
Section 10.3. Limitation on Access to Records. Notwithstanding
any provision of this Agreement, the Managing Members may, to the maximum
extent permitted by law, keep confidential from the Preferred Members any
information the disclosure of which the Managing Members reasonably believe
is not in the best interest of the Company or could damage the Company or
its business or which the Company or the Managing Members are required by
law or by an agreement with any Person to keep confidential.
ARTICLE XI
TAX MATTERS
Section 11.1. Tax Positions. The Company intends to take the
position for Federal income tax reporting purposes that it is a "grantor
trust" for Federal income tax purposes. If the Company is determined not to
be a grantor trust (or if counsel provides a written opinion to the Company
that such a reporting position is unreasonable), the Company shall take the
position that it is a partnership for Federal income tax purposes. Except
as expressly required by this Agreement, the Company shall take no action
inconsistent with such positions. Holders of Preferred Securities, by
acquiring Preferred Securities, agree to take tax reporting positions
consistent with the Company's tax reporting position.
Section 11.2. Company Tax Returns. (a) The Managing Members shall
cause to be prepared and timely filed all tax returns required to be filed
for the Company. The Managing Members will cause the Company to make the
election under section 761(a) of the Code to be excluded from the
application of Subchapter K of the Code. The Managing Members may, in their
discretion, make or refrain from making any other federal, state or local
income or other tax elections for the Company that they deem necessary or
advisable, including, without limitation, any election under Section 754 of
the Code or any successor provision.
(b) If the Company is determined to be a partnership for Federal
income tax purposes, X.X. Xxxxxx is hereby designated as the Company's "Tax
Matters Partner" under Code Section 6231(a)(7) and shall have all the
powers and responsibilities of such position as provided in the Code. X.X.
Xxxxxx is specifically directed and authorized
to take whatever steps X.X. Xxxxxx, in its discretion, deems necessary or
desirable to perfect 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 by the Code or any regulations issued
thereunder. Expenses incurred by the Tax Matters Partner, in its capacity
as such, will be borne by the Company.
Section 11.3. Tax Reports. The Managing Members shall, as
promptly as practicable and in any event on a timely basis, cause to be
prepared and mailed to each Preferred Member of record federal income tax
reporting forms which are necessary or, in the discretion of the Managing
Members, advisable.
ARTICLE XII
EXPENSES
Section 12.1. Expenses. Except as otherwise provided in this
Agreement or any Written Action of the Managing Members, the Company shall
be responsible for all expenses of the Company, and shall pay all such
expenses out of funds of the Company determined by the Managing Members to
be available for such purpose; provided that such expenses or obligations
are those of the Company or are otherwise incurred by the Managing Members
in connection with this Agreement, including, without limitation:
(a) all costs and expenses related to the business of the Company
and all routine administrative expenses of the Company, including the
maintenance of books and records of the Company, the preparation and
dispatch to the Members of checks, financial reports, tax returns and
notices required pursuant to this Agreement and the holding of any
meetings of the Members;
(b) all expenses incurred in connection with any litigation
involving the Company (including the cost of any investigation and
preparation) and the amount of any judgment or settlement paid in
connection therewith (other than expenses incurred by any Managing
Member in connection with any litigation brought by or on behalf of
any Member against such Managing Member);
(c) all expenses for indemnity or contribution payable by the
Company to any Person (including any Managing Member);
(d) all expenses incurred in connection with the collection of
amounts due to the Company from any Person;
(e) all expenses incurred in connection with the preparation of
amendments to this Agreement; and
(f) all expenses incurred in connection with the dissolution,
winding up or termination of the Company.
ARTICLE XIII
LIABILITY
Section 13.1. Liability of Members. (a) Except as otherwise
provided by the Delaware Act, the debts, obligations and liabilities of the
Company, whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise, shall be solely
the debts, obligations and liabilities of the Company and, no Common Member
and no Preferred Member shall be obligated personally for any such debt,
obligation or liability of the Company solely by reason of being a Common
Member or a Preferred Member, as applicable, of the Company.
(b) A Preferred Member or a Common Member, in its capacity as
such, shall have no liability in excess of (i) the amount of its capital
contributions, (ii) its share of any assets and undistributed profits of
the Company, (iii) any amounts required to be paid by such Preferred Member
in the written action or actions creating the series of Preferred
Securities held by such Preferred Member and (iv) the amount of any
distributions wrongfully distributed to it.
ARTICLE XIV
ASSIGNMENT OF INTERESTS
Section 14.1. Assignment of Interests. Notwith standing anything
to the contrary in this Agreement other than Section 2.8, Common Securities
shall be non-assignable and non-transferable, and may only be issued to a
Managing Member and held by the Managing Member to which such Common
Security was originally issued. Preferred Securities shall be freely
assignable and transferable, subject to the provisions of Section 2.7.
Section 14.2. Right of Assignee to Become a Member. An assignee
shall become a Member upon compliance with the provisions of Section 2.7.
Section 14.3. Events of Cessation of Membership. A Person (other
than a Managing Member, in its capacity as such) shall cease to be a Member
upon the lawful assignment of its Interests (including any redemption,
exchange or other repurchase by the Company or the Managing Members) or as
otherwise provided herein.
ARTICLE XV
DISSOLUTION, LIQUIDATION AND TERMINATION
Section 15.1. No Dissolution. The Company shall not be dissolved
by the admission of Members in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Except as provided in Sections 15.2(b) and (c), the death, retirement,
resignation, expulsion, bankruptcy or dissolution of a Member, or the
occurrence of any other event which terminates the continued membership of
a Member in the Company, shall not cause the Company to be dissolved and
its affairs wound up so long as the Company at all times has at least two
Members. Upon the occurrence of any such event, the business of the Company
shall be continued without dissolution.
Section 15.2. Events Causing Dissolution. The Company shall be
dissolved and its affairs shall be wound up upon the occurrence of any of
the following events:
(a) the expiration of the term of the Company, as provided in
Section 2.3 hereof;
(b) a decree or order by a court having jurisdiction in the
premises shall have been entered adjudging either of the Managing
Members a bankrupt or insolvent, or approving as properly filed a
petition seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or
composition of either of the Managing Members under any applicable
Federal or State bankruptcy or similar law, and such decree or order
shall have continued undischarged and unstayed for a period of 90
days; or a decree or order of a court having jurisdiction in the
premises for the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, trustee,
assignee, sequestrator or similar official in bankruptcy or insolvency
of either of the Managing Members or of all or substantially all of
its property, or for the winding up or liquidation of its affairs,
shall have been entered, and such decree or order shall have continued
undischarged and unstayed for a period of 90 days or either of the
Managing Members shall institute proceedings to be adjudicated a
voluntary bankrupt, or shall consent to the filing of a bankruptcy
proceeding against it, or shall file a
petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization, arrangement,
adjustment or composition under any applicable Federal or State
bankruptcy or similar law, or shall consent to the filing of any such
petition, or shall consent to the appointment of a receiver,
liquidator, trustee, assignee, sequestrator or similar official in
bankruptcy or insolvency of either of the Managing Members or of all
or substantially all of its property, or shall make an assignment for
the benefit of creditors, or shall admit in writing its inability to
pay its debts generally as they become due and its willingness to be
adjudged a bankrupt, or corporate action shall be taken by either of
the Managing Members in furtherance of any of the aforesaid purposes;
(c) upon the retirement, resignation, expulsion, dissolution,
winding up or liquidation of any Managing Member or the occurrence of
any other event that terminates the continued membership of such
Managing Member under the Delaware Act;
(d) a decision made by the Managing Members (subject to the
voting rights of Preferred Members set forth in Section 8.1) to
dissolve the Company;
(e) the entry of a decree of judicial dissolution under Section
18-802 of the Delaware Act;
(f) at the election of the Managing Members, in connection with
the redemption of all series of Preferred Securities outstanding (in
accordance with the terms of the written action establishing each such
series of Preferred Securities); or
(g) the written consent of all Members.
Section 15.3. Notice of Dissolution. Upon the dissolution of the
Company, the Managing Members shall promptly notify the Members of such
dissolution.
Section 15.4. Liquidation. Upon dissolution of the Company, the
Managing Members or, in the event that (i) the dissolution is caused by an
event described in Section 15.2(b) or (c) and (ii) there are no Managing
Members, a Person or Persons who may be approved by the Preferred Members
holding not less than a majority in Principal Amount of the Preferred
Securities, as liquidating trustees, shall immediately commence to wind up
the Company's affairs; provided, however, that a reasonable time shall be
allowed for the orderly liquidation of the assets of the Company and the
satisfaction of liabilities to creditors so as to enable the Members to
minimize the normal losses attendant upon a liquidation. The proceeds of
liquidation shall be distributed, as realized, in the manner provided in
Section 18-804 of the Delaware Act, subject to the applicable terms of any
series of Preferred Securities.
Section 15.5. Certain Restrictions on Liquidation Payments. In
the event of any voluntary or involuntary dissolution of the Company,
Members holding Preferred Securities of any series outstanding at such time
and Members holding related Common Securities will be entitled to receive
out of the assets of the Company legally available for distribution to
Members, on a pro rata basis, all amounts available for distribution (the
"Liquidation Distribution"); provided, that if an Event of Default under
the Note relating to such series of Securities shall have occurred and be
continuing, Members holding Preferred Securities of such series shall have
priority over Members holding related Common Securities of such series with
respect to any such Liquidation Distribution.
Section 15.6. Termination. The Company shall terminate when all
of the assets of the Company have been distributed in the manner provided
for in this Article XV, and the Certificate shall have been canceled in the
manner required by the Delaware Act.
ARTICLE XVI
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 16.1. Amendments. Except as otherwise provided in this
Agreement or by any applicable terms of any Preferred Securities, this
Agreement may only be amended by a written instrument executed by the
Managing Members including, without limitation, any amendment to (i) cure
any ambiguity, (ii) correct or supplement any provision in this Agreement
that may be inconsistent with any other provision of this Agreement, (iii)
add to the covenants, restrictions or obligations of X.X. Xxxxxx (iv)
conform to changes in, or a change in interpretation or application of,
certain requirements of the 1940 Act by the Commission and (v) conform to
certain requirements of the Code with respect to the characterization of
the Company as a grantor trust or partnership for U.S. Federal income tax
purposes, so long as such amendment does not adversely affect the rights,
preferences or privileges of the holders Preferred Securities.
Section 16.2. Successors; Counterparts. This Agreement (a) shall
be binding as to the executors, administrators, estates, heirs and legal
successors, or nominees or representatives, of the Members and (b) may be
executed in several counterparts with the same effect as if
the parties executing the several counterparts had all executed one
counterpart.
Section 16.3. Governing Law; Severability. This Agreement shall
be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
Delaware without giving effect to the principles of conflict of laws
thereof. In particular, this Agreement shall be construed to the maximum
extent possible to comply with all of the terms and conditions of the
Delaware Act. If, nevertheless, it shall be determined by a court of
competent jurisdiction that any provisions or wording of this Agreement
shall be invalid or unenforceable under the Delaware Act or other
applicable law, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not invalidate
the entire Agreement. In that case, this Agreement shall be construed so as
to limit any term or provision so as to make it enforceable or valid within
the requirements of applicable law, and, in the event such term or
provisions cannot be so limited, this Agreement shall be construed to omit
such invalid or unenforceable provisions. If it shall be determined by a
court of competent jurisdiction that any provision relating to the
distributions and allocations of the Company or to any fee payable by the
Company is invalid or unenforceable, this Agreement shall be construed or
interpreted so as (a) to make it enforceable or valid and (b) to make the
distributions and allocations as closely equivalent to those set forth in
this Agreement as is permissible under applicable law.
Section 16.4. Filings. Following the execution and delivery of
this Agreement, the Managing Members shall promptly prepare any documents
required to be filed and recorded under the Delaware Act, and the Managing
Members shall promptly cause each such document to be filed and recorded in
accordance with the Delaware Act and, to the extent required by local law,
to be filed and recorded or notice thereof to be published in the
appropriate place in each jurisdiction in which the Company may hereafter
establish a place of business. The Managing Members shall also promptly
cause to be filed, recorded and published such statements of fictitious
business name and any other notices, certificates, statements or other
instruments required by any provision of any applicable law of the United
States or any state or other jurisdiction which governs the conduct of its
business from time to time.
Section 16.5. Power of Attorney. Each Preferred Member does
hereby constitute and appoint each Managing Member as its true and lawful
representative and attorney-in-fact, in its name, place and stead to make,
execute, sign, deliver and file (a) any amendment of the Certificate
required because of an amendment to this
Agreement or in order to effectuate any change in the membership of the
Company, (b) any amendments to this Agreement made in accordance with the
terms hereof and (c) all such other instruments, documents and certificates
which may from time to time be required by the laws of the United States of
America, the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction, or any political
subdivision or agency thereof, to effectuate, implement and continue the
valid and subsisting existence of the Company or to dissolve the Company or
for any other purpose consistent with this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby.
The power of attorney granted hereby is coupled with an interest
and shall (a) survive and not be affected by the subsequent death,
incapacity, disability, dissolution, termination or bankruptcy of the
Preferred Member granting the same or the transfer of all or any portion of
such Preferred Member's Interest and (b) extend to such Preferred Member's
successors, assigns and legal representatives.
Section 16.6. Exculpation. (a) No Covered Person shall be liable
to the Company or any Member for any loss, damage or claim incurred by
reason of any act or omission performed or omitted by such Covered Person
in good faith on behalf of the Company and in a manner reasonably believed
to be within the scope of authority conferred on such Covered Person by
this Agreement.
(b) A Covered Person shall be fully protected in relying in good
faith upon the records of the Company and upon such information, opinions,
reports or statements presented to the Company by any Person as to matters
the Covered Person reasonably believes are within such other Person's
professional or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable
care by or on behalf of the Company, including information, opinions,
reports or statements as to the value and amount of the assets,
liabilities, profits, losses, or any other facts, pertinent to the
existence and amount of assets from which distributions to Members might
properly be paid.
Section 16.7. Indemnification. To the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law, an Indemnified Person shall be entitled to indemnification
from the Company for any loss, damage or claim incurred by such Indemnified
Person by reason of any act or omission performed or omitted by such
Indemnified Person in good faith on behalf of the Company and in a manner
reasonably believed to be within the scope of authority conferred on such
Indemnified Person by this Agreement; provided, however, that any indemnity
under this Section 16.7 shall be provided out of and to the extent
of the Company's assets only, and no Member shall have any personal
liability on account thereof.
Section 16.8. Additional Documents. Each Preferred Member, upon
the request of the Managing Members, agrees to perform all further acts and
execute, acknowledge and deliver any documents that may be reasonably
necessary to carry out the provisions of this Agreement.
Section 16.9. Notices. All notices provided for in this Agreement
shall be in writing, duly signed by the party giving such notice, and shall
be delivered, telecopied or mailed by registered or certified mail, as
follows:
(i) If given to the Company, in care of the Managing Members at
the Company's mailing address set forth below:
c/o X.X. Xxxxxx & Co. Incorporated
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000-0000
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000 Attention:
Commodities Desk
(ii) If given to any Member, at the address set forth on the
registration books maintained by or on behalf of the Company.
Each such notice, request or other communication shall be effective (a) if
given by telecopier, when transmitted to the number specified in such
registration books and the appropriate confirmation is received, (b) if
given by mail, 72 hours after such communication is deposited in the mails
with first class postage prepaid, addressed as aforesaid, or
(c) if given by any other means, when delivered at the address specified in
such registration books.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this
Agreement as of the date first above stated.
X.X. XXXXXX & CO.
INCORPORATED,
by: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Vice President and
Assistant General Counsel
X.X. XXXXXX VENTURES
CORPORATION,
by: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Executive Director
EXHIBIT [ ]
Terms of the Preferred Securities, Series [ ]
DATED AS OF , 199[ ]
WRITTEN ACTION OF THE MANAGING MEMBERS
PURSUANT TO SECTION 7.1 OF THE
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT
OF X.X. XXXXXX INDEX FUNDING COMPANY, LLC
The undersigned, constituting all of the Managing Members of X.X
Xxxxxx Index Funding Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(the "Company"), pursuant to Section 7.1 of the Limited Liability Company
Agreement of the Company (the "Agreement") dated as of September 10, 1997,
by and among the Managing Members and the Persons who become Members of the
Company in accordance with the provisions thereof, do hereby authorize the
issuance of, and establish the relative rights, powers, preferences,
limitations and restrictions of, a series of Preferred Securities as
follows:
1. Definitions. All capitalized terms used but not defined herein
shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Agreement. The following
additional terms have the respective meanings specified below:
"Business Day" means any day other than a day on which banking
institutions in The City of New York are permitted or required by
applicable law to close.
"Expense Agreement" means the Agreement as to Expenses and
Liabilities dated as of , 1997 between X.X. Xxxxxx & Co. Incorporated, a
Delaware corporation ("X.X. Xxxxxx"), and the Company, as amended from time
to time.
"Guarantee" means the Guarantee Agreement dated as of , 1997,
executed and delivered by X.X. Xxxxxx for the benefit of the holders from
time to time of the Preferred Securities of the Company, as amended from
time to time.
"Principal Amount" means [method for calculation] [stated
liquidation preference].
"Redemption Price" means, with respect to any date fixed for
redemption (whether pursuant to optional redemption by the holders thereof
or otherwise) of any Series [ ] Preferred Security or related Common
Security, the Principal Amount of such Series [ ] Preferred Security
or related Common Security, plus accumulated and unpaid dividends (whether
or not declared) to such date.
"Series [ ] Note" means the $ initial principal amount (or up to
initial principal amount if and to the extent the over-allotment option
granted by the Company to the Underwriters of the Series [ ] Preferred
Securities is exercised) Series [ ] Note due [ ] of Xxxxxx Guaranty and any
other Notes issued in exchange for Xxxxxx Guaranty's [ ] Series [ ] Note
due [ ] upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in Section
6(e) hereof.
2. Designation. of a series of Preferred Securities (or up to of
a series of Preferred Securities if and to the extent the over-allotment
option granted by the Company to the underwriters of the Series [ ]
Preferred Securities is exercised) with a Face Amount of $[ ] per Preferred
Security are hereby authorized and designated as "Preferred Securities,
Series[ ]" (hereinafter called the "Series [ ] Preferred Securities").
3. Voting. Except as otherwise provided in the Delaware Limited
Liability Company Act, 6 Del. C. Section 18-101, et seq., as amended, the
Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 8.1 thereof) or this
Written Action, Preferred Members holding the Series [ ] Preferred
Securities shall have, with respect to such Series [ ] Preferred
Securities, no right or power to vote on any question or matter or in any
proceeding or to be represented at, or to receive notice of, any meeting of
Members.
4. Periodic Dividends. (a) Periodic Dividends on the Series [ ]
Preferred Securities shall be cumulative. Such Dividends will accumulate
and be cumulative whether or not they have been declared and whether or not
there are profits, surplus or other funds of the Company legally available
for the payment of dividends. Dividends shall accrue from , 199[ ] and
shall be payable [monthly] in arrears on the last day of [each calendar
month] of each year, commencing on , 199[ ].
(b) The dividend payable on the Series [ ] Preferred Securities
shall be [describe method of determination thereof] [at a rate of %] of the
Face Amount [Principal Amount] of the Series [ ] Preferred Securities. The
amount of dividends payable for any full [monthly] dividend period shall be
computed on the basis of twelve 30-day months and a 360-day year and, for
any period shorter than a full [monthly] dividend period, shall be computed
on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed
in such period. The Company shall only pay dividends to the extent it has
funds legally available to make such payments.
(c) Dividends declared on the Series [ ] Preferred Securities
shall be payable to the record holders thereof as they appear on the
register for the Series [ ] Preferred Securities maintained by or on behalf
of the Company on the relevant record date, which shall be one Business Day
prior to the relevant payment date; provided that in the event that the
Series [ ] Preferred Securities do not remain in book-entry-only form, the
relevant record date shall be [the fifteenth day of the month in which the
relevant payment date occurs]. If any date on which dividends are payable
on the Series [ ] Preferred Securities is not a Business Day, then the
payment of the dividend payable on such date shall be made on the next
succeeding day which is a Business Day (and without any interest or other
payment in respect of any such delay) except that, if such Business Day is
in the next succeeding calendar year, such payment shall be made on the
immediately preceding Business Day, in each case with the same force and
effect as if made on such date.
(d) Except as described in the Agreement and in this Written
Action, the Series [ ] Preferred Securities shall have no other right to
participate in the profits of the Company.
5. Ranking; Liquidation. (a) The Series [ ] Preferred Securities
shall, with respect to dividend rights and rights on dissolution, rank pari
passu with the related Common Securities, unless an Event of Default under
the Series [ ] Note shall have occurred and be continuing, in which case
the right to receive dividends and rights on dissolution of the Preferred
Members holding Series [ ] Preferred Securities shall be prior to the
rights of Common Members holding the related Common Securities with respect
to such payments.
(b) In the event of any voluntary or involuntary dissolution of
the Company, Preferred Members holding Series [ ] Preferred Securities
shall be entitled to receive for each Series [ ] Preferred Security the
Principal Amount plus accumulated and unpaid dividends (whether or not
declared) to the date of payment.
6. Redemption or Exchange. (a) The Series [ ] Preferred
Securities shall be redeemable at the option of the holders thereof, in
whole or in part [from time to time], on or after , 199[ ], upon [not less
than nor more than ] notice to [DTC] [the Company], at the Redemption
Price.
(b) If there shall have occurred after , 199[ ], a change in any
applicable U.S. law or regulation or in the interpretation thereof
(including but not limited to the enactment or imminent enactment of any
legislation, the publication of any judicial decisions, regulatory rulings,
regulatory procedures, or notices or announcements (including notices or
announcements of intent to adopt such procedures or regulations), or a
change in the official position or in the interpretation of any law,
exemption or regulation by any legislative body, court, governmental
authority or regulatory body, irrespective of the manner in which such
change is made known) (any such change relating to taxes, a "Tax Event"
and, any such change relating to the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, an "Investment Company Event", and together with a Tax Event, a
"Special Event"), and the Company and X.X. Xxxxxx shall have been advised
by legal counsel (which counsel shall not be an employee of X.X. Xxxxxx or
the Company) that, as a result of such change, there exists more than an
insubstantial risk that, in the case of a Tax Event, (i) Xxxxxx Guaranty
will be precluded from deducting the interest paid on the Series [ ] Note
for federal income tax purposes, (ii) the Company will be subject to
federal income tax with respect to the interest received on the Series [ ]
Note, (iii) the contingent principal in excess of the face amount, if any,
payable on the Series [ ] Note is not, or would not be, deductible by
Xxxxxx Guaranty for federal income tax purposes or (iv) the Company would
be subject to more than a de minimis amount of other taxes, duties,
assessments or other governmental charges or, in the case of an Investment
Company Event, the Company is or will be considered an "investment company"
that is required to be registered as such under the Investment Company Act
of 1940, as amended, then within 90 days following the occurrence and
during the continuance of any such Special Event, X.X. Xxxxxx shall have
the right to direct Xxxxxx Guaranty to redeem the Series [ ] Note in whole
or in an amount sufficient to cause the discontinuance of such Special
Event, in either case in cash, or, in the case of a Tax Event, to allow the
Series [ ] Note to remain outstanding and to indemnify the Company for any
taxes payable by the Company as a result of such Tax Event. In the event
that Xxxxxx Guaranty shall redeem the Series [ ] Note, the Company will
redeem at the Redemption Price a principal amount of the Series [ ]
Preferred Securities and the related Common Securities equal to the
principal amount of the Series [ ] Note so redeemed. If a Tax Event shall
have occurred and be continuing and X.X. Xxxxxx shall have elected to allow
the Series [ ] Note to remain outstanding and provided that the Company
shall received indemnification by X.X. Xxxxxx for all taxes payable by the
Company as a result of such Tax Event, then the Company may allow the
Series [ ] Preferred Securities and the related Common Securities to remain
outstanding.
(c) The Series [ ] Preferred Securities shall be redeemed at the
Redemption Price with the proceeds from the repayment by Xxxxxx Guaranty
when due of the Series [ ] Note or upon any redemption by Xxxxxx Guaranty
of such Series [ ] Note pursuant to the terms thereof.
(d) If the Company or any holder of Series [ ] Preferred
Securities gives a notice of redemption in respect of any Series [ ]
Preferred Securities as provided herein, then, by 12:00 noon, New York
time, on the date fixed for redemption, the Company will, so long as the
Series [ ] Preferred Securities are in book-entry-only form, irrevocably
deposit with the securities depository for the Series [ ] Preferred
Securities funds sufficient to pay the applicable Redemption Price and will
give such depository irrevocable instructions and authority to pay the
Redemption Price to the holders thereof. If the Series [ ] Preferred
Securities are no longer in book-entry-only form, the Company will
irrevocably deposit with the paying agent for the Series [ ] Preferred
Securities funds sufficient to pay the applicable Redemption Price and will
give such paying agent irrevocable instructions and authority to pay the
Redemption Price to the holders thereof upon surrender of their Series [ ]
Preferred Security certificates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, dividends
payable on or prior to the redemption date for any Series [ ] Preferred
Securities called for redemption shall be payable to the holders of such
Series [ ] Preferred Securities on the relevant record dates for the
payments thereof. If notice of redemption shall have been given and funds
deposited as required, then upon the date of such deposit, all rights of
Preferred Members holding Series [ ] Preferred Securities so called for
redemption will cease, except the right of such Preferred Members to
receive the Redemption Price, but without interest, and such securities
will cease to be outstanding. In the event that any date on which any
payment in respect of the redemption of any Series [ ] Preferred Securities
is payable is not a Business Day, then payment of the Redemption Price
payable on such date will be made on the next succeeding day which is a
Business Day (and without any interest or other payment in respect of any
such delay), except that, if such Business Day falls in the next calendar
year, such payment will be made on the immediately preceding Business Day.
In the event that payment of the Redemption Price in respect of any Series
[ ] Preferred Securities called for redemption is improperly withheld or
refused and not paid either by the Company or by X.X. Xxxxxx pursuant to
the Guarantee, dividends on such Series [ ] Preferred Securities will
continue to accrue, at the then applicable rate, from the Redemption Date
originally established by the Company for such Series [ ] Preferred Securities
to the date such Redemption Price is actually paid, in which case the actual
payment will be the date
fixed for redemption for purposes of calculating the Redemption Price.
(e) Subject to the foregoing and applicable law (including
without limitation, U.S. federal securities laws) X.X. Xxxxxx or its
subsidiaries may at any time and from time to time purchase outstanding
Series [ ] Preferred Securities by tender, in the open market or by private
agreement.
7. Sinking Fund. The Series [ ] Preferred Securities [shall]
[shall not] be subject to the operation of a retirement or sinking fund.
8. Guarantee of Liabilities. It shall be a condition precedent to
the issuance of the Series [ ] Preferred Securities that X.X. Xxxxxx
execute the Guarantee and the Expense Agreement.
9. Book-Entry-Only Issuance. (a) The Depository Trust Company,
New York, New York ("DTC"), will initially act as securities depository for
the Series [ ] Preferred Securities. The Series [ ] Preferred Securities
will be issued only as fully-registered securities registered in the name
of [Cede & Co. (DTC's partnership nominee)].
(b) Redemption notices shall be sent to Cede & Co. If less then
all of the Series [ ] Preferred Securities are being redeemed, such
securities shall be redeemed in accordance with DTC's then-current
practice.
(c) DTC may discontinue providing its services as securities
depository with respect to the Series [ ] Preferred Securities by giving
reasonable notice to the Company as provided in the agreement between the
Company and DTC. Under such circumstances, if a successor securities
depositary is not obtained, the Company at its expense shall cause
certificates for Series [ ] Preferred Securities to be printed and
delivered as promptly as practicable.
(d) In the event that the Series [ ] Preferred Securities do not
remain in book-entry-only form, the following provisions will apply:
(i) registration of transfers of Series [ ] Preferred Securities
will be effected without charge by or on behalf of the Company, but
upon payment (with the giving of such indemnity as the Company or X.X.
Xxxxxx may require) in respect of any tax or other governmental
charges which may be imposed in connection therewith; and
(ii) the Company will not be required to register or cause to be
registered the transfer of Series [ ] Preferred Securities after such
Preferred Securities have been called for redemption or exchange.
10. Authorization of Agreements. The Company, and either Managing
Member on behalf of the Company, may enter into and perform the Expense
Agreement and the Underwriting Agreement without any further act, vote or
approval of any Member.
11. Registrar and Transfer Agent. The Company hereby appoints [ ]
as its initial registrar, transfer agent and Paying Agent for the Series [
] Preferred Securities.
12. Governing Law. This Written Action shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without
giving effect to the principles of conflict of laws thereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Managing Members of the
Company have hereto set their hands as of the day and year first above
written.
X.X. XXXXXX & CO.
INCORPORATED,
By:
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Name:
Title:
X.X. XXXXXX VENTURES
CORPORATION,
By:
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Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT [ ]
Certificate Number
Number of Shares
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1 00,000,000
CUSIP NO.
CERTIFICATE EVIDENCING LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY INTERESTS
PREFERRED SECURITIES, SERIES [ ]
OF
X.X. XXXXXX INDEX FUNDING COMPANY, LLC
X.X. Xxxxxx Index Funding Company, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (the "Company"), hereby certifies that [Cede & Co.] (the
"Holder") is the registered owner of 0,000,000 preferred limited liability
company interests in the Company of a series designated the [ ]% Preferred
Securities, Series [ ] (the "Securities"). The Securities are fully paid
and nonassessable limited liability company interests in the Company, as to
which the members of the Company who hold the Securities (the "Preferred
Securityholders") in their capacity as members of the Company will have no
liability solely by reason of being Preferred Securityholders in excess of
their share of the Company's assets and undistributed profits (subject to
the obligation of a Preferred Securityholder to repay any funds wrongfully
distributed to it), and are transferable on the books and records of the
Company, in person or by a duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this
certificate duly endorsed and in proper form for transfer. The powers,
preferences and special rights and restrictions of the Securities are set
forth in, and this Certificate and the Securities represented hereby are
issued and shall in all respects be subject to the terms and provisions of,
the Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company, dated as of
September 10, 1997, as the same may be amended from time to time (the "LLC
Agreement") and the written action of the Managing Members of the Company
authorizing the issuance of the Securities and determining the powers,
preferences and special rights and restrictions, regarding dividends,
voting, redemption, exchange, return of capital and otherwise, and other
matters relating to the Securities (the "Securities Terms"), copies of
which LLC Agreement and Securities Terms are on file at the principal
office of the Company. The Company will furnish a copy of such LLC
Agreement and Securities Terms to each Preferred Securityholder without
charge upon written request to the Company at its principal place of
business or registered office, as the case may be. Each Preferred
Securityholder
is entitled to the benefits of the Guarantee Agreement of X.X. Xxxxxx & Co.
Incorporated ("X.X. Xxxxxx"), dated , 1997 (the "Guarantee") to
the extent provided therein and is entitled to enforce the rights of the
Company under the related Note (the "Note") issued by Xxxxxx Guaranty Trust
Company of New York ("Xxxxxx Guaranty") to the Company to the extent
provided therein. The Company will furnish a copy of such Guarantee to each
Preferred Securityholder without charge upon written request to the Company
at its principal place of business.
Each Preferred Securityholder, by accepting this Certificate, is
deemed to have agreed that each of the Guarantee and the Senior Note
Guarantee Agreement, dated as of [ ], executed and delivered by X.X. Xxxxxx
for the benefit of the Company (the "Senior Note Guarantee"), is
subordinate and junior in right of payment to all liabilities of X.X.
Xxxxxx and pari passu with the most senior preferred or preference stock of
any series now or hereafter issued by X.X. Xxxxxx and pari passu with any
guarantee now or hereafter entered into by X. X. Xxxxxx in respect of any
preferred or preference stock or interest of any affiliate of X.X. Xxxxxx,
as and to the extent provided in the Guarantee or the Senior Note
Guarantee, as applicable.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this certificate has been signed on behalf of
the Company by a duly authorized officer of one of its Managing Members and
on behalf of X.X. Xxxxxx, as Guarantor, by a duly authorized officer
thereof.
X.X. XXXXXX INDEX FUNDING
COMPANY, LLC
By X.X. XXXXXX & CO.
INCORPORATED,
as Managing Member,
By:
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By X.X. XXXXXX & CO.
INCORPORATED, as
Guarantor
By:
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