JOINT VENTURE AGREEMENT(Oil and Gas Activities. Long Form)
This Joint Venture Agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into as of the “Effective
Date,” between the persons identified in paragraph 1.06, and exhibits attached to this Agreement,
collectively referred to as the “Parties,” or, if referred to individually, as a “Party.”
The Parties desire to enter into this Agreement for the purposes of conducting
evaluations, tests, and prospecting for oil, gas and mineral producing properties, and, upon such
evaluating, testing, and prospecting being completed, to acquire, own, operate, sell, and
otherwise deal with those properties (the “Venture Properties”). To conduct those activitie s, the
Parties desire to establish this Joint Venture for that purpose and to set forth the terms,
provisions, and conditions of their relationship.
In consideration of the covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement, other
valuable consideration, and the benefits to be derived by each Party, the Parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
1.01 Formation of Joint Venture. The Parties form and establish a Joint Venture (the
“Venture”) under the terms and provisions of this Agreement, and the rights and liabiliti es of the
Parties shall be as set forth in this Agreement.
1.02 Name of Venture. The name of the Venture shall be “_____,” or such other name
as the Parties from time to time may designate. The Parties shall cause to be filed, on behalf of
the Venture, such assumed or fictitious name certificate or certificates as ma y from time to time
be required by law.
1.03 Business of the Venture. The business of the Venture is to seek out, evaluate,
test, and prospect for oil, gas and mineral producing properties, and then to acquire, own,
develop, operate, sell, and otherwise deal with the properties. In furtherance of its business, the
Venture shall have and may exercise all the powers provided under the terms of this Agreem ent,
and shall do any and all things relating or incidental to its business, as fully a s natural persons
might or could do under the laws of the State of _____, or any other state in which the Venture
conducts its business. The Venture shall engage in no other business.
1.04 Place of Business of the Venture. The principal place of business of the Venture
shall be located at _____. The Parties may, at any time and from time to time, change the
location of the Venture’s principal place of business, on written notice of the change, a nd may
establish such additional place or places of business of the Venture as the Parties may from time
to time determine.
1.05 Duration of the Venture. The Venture shall commence on the Effective Date of
this Agreement, and shall continue until it or its properties are transferred or consoli dated into
another business entity owned by the Parties or terminated in accordance with the provisions of
this Agreement.
1.06 Parties’ Names and Addresses. The names and addresses of the Parties to this
Venture are:
Name Name
Address Address
1.07 Title to Venture Property. All property owned by the Venture, whether real or
personal, tangible or intangible, shall be deemed to be owned by the Venture as an entity, and no
Party, individually, shall have any ownership interest in the property, unless conveyed or
transferred to the Party by the Venture.
1.08 Filing of Certificates. The Parties shall file and publish all certificate s, notices,
statements or other instruments required by law for the formation and operation of this Joint
Venture, in all jurisdictions where the Venture may elect to do business.
ARTICLE II
CONTRIBUTIONS
2.01 Capital Contributions.
a. Each Party has made the contributions to the capital of the Venture set
forth on Schedule “A” to this Agreement.
b. No interest shall accrue on any contribution to the capital of the Venture,
and no Party shall have the right to withdraw or be repaid any capital contribution, exce pt
that the Managing Party shall have the right, subject to the obligations provided for in t his
Agreement, to withdraw, at any time and from time to time, capital contri butions made
by the Parties to the Venture.
2.02 Additional Contributions. The Parties, on unanimous agreement, may make
additional capital contributions to the Venture, in proportion to their percentage of i nterest in the
Venture, for costs, expenses or charges with respect to the ownership, operation, development,
maintenance and management of Venture Property for, but not limited to, interest expense ,
professional fees, commissions, wages and related costs, to the extent such costs, expenses, or
charges exceed the capital and income, if any, derived from the Venture.
2.03 Contribution of Time and Materials.
a. As provided in paragraph 5.05, each Party shall contribute so much of
time as may be reasonably required to conduct the operations of the Venture for the
purposes set out in the Agreement.
b. It is contemplated that each Party shall, in connection with time
contributed to the Venture, make use of personally owned equipment, vehicles, and other
materials (“equipment”) for Venture purposes. This equipment shall not be deemed a
contribution by the Party to the Venture of the equipment, and shall remain the property
of the Party utilizing the equipment. In the event it is necessary, in connecti on with the
use of equipment, to conduct maintenance resulting from the equipment being utilize d by
the Venture, those costs shall be costs of the Venture, but shall not give the Venture
rights of ownership in the equipment.
ARTICLE III
ALLOCATIONS OF PROFITS AND LOSSES
3.01 Profits and Losses. Each Party shall share in profits and losses in the Venture in
the proportions (percentage), as set out on the signature page of this Agreement. For Federal
Income Tax purposes, each item of income, gain, loss, deduction, or credit entered into the
computation of the Venture’s taxable income shall be allocated in the same proportion.
3.02 Capital Account Balance: A Venture capital account shall be established for each
Party, and shall be maintained in such a manner as to correspond with the capital of the Venture.
A Party’s capital account:
a. shall be credited with:(i) the contribution of cash or cash equivalent to the capital of
the Venture, and
(ii) the allocable share of Venture income and gains; and,
b. shall be debited with: (i) the allocable share of deductions and losses, and
(ii) the amount of any distributions to a Party by the Venture.
3.03 General. The respective interest of the Parties in the profits and losses of the
Venture shall remain as set forth in this Agreement, unless changed by amendment to this
Agreement or by assignment of an interest in the Venture authorized by the terms of this
Agreement.
3.04 Liabilities. The obligation and liabilities of each Party, as among themselve s,
with respect to any and all liabilities in connection with conducting the business of the Venture,
shall be several and not joint or collective.
ARTICLE IV
DISTRIBUTIONS
4.01 Distributable Cash. The term “distributable cash” as used in this Agreement, wit h
respect to any period, shall mean all cash revenues received by the Venture in that period, less all
amounts expended by the Venture pursuant to this Agreement (including any return of capital
contribution or any repayment by the Venture of any loans to it) in the period.
4.02 Distribution of Distributable Cash. Distributable cash for each fiscal quarter, if
any, shall be distributed, within sixty (60) days after the end of such quarter, among the Parti es in
the same proportion as the allocation of profits and losses in the Venture, pursuant to Article III.
4.03 Negative Capital Account. Notwithstanding the provisions of 4.02, if a Party has
a negative capital account, no amount shall be distributed to that Party under Sec tion 4.02 until
amounts otherwise distributable to that Party have been applied to increase the Part y’s negative
capital account to zero (0).
ARTICLE V
MANAGEMENT
5.01 Management of the Venture. Subject to the reservations of control in the Venture
specified in this paragraph 3.04, the Parties designate _____ as the Venture Manager of the
Venture. In the event of the death, disability, or withdrawal of the Venture Manager, a suc cessor
Venture Manager shall be appointed.
5.02 Management and Control.
a. The Venture Manager shall have the right, in good faith, except as
otherwise specified in this Agreement, to take and do any and all reasonable act ion
required with regard to the affairs of the Venture, in connection with its day to day
operations, management, and control of Venture Property, which is routine and normal.
b. The Venture Manager shall have the duty, power, and authority to take
such action, from time to time, as may be deemed necessary, appropriate, or convenient
in connection with the management and conduct of the business and affairs of the
Venture, including, but not limited to, the following:
(i) protect and preserve the title and interest of the Venture in Venture
Property and other assets which may be owned by the Venture.
(ii) render for taxation and pay all ad valorem taxes and assessments, if
any, and other charges imposed against the property owned by the
Venture.
(iii) negotiate and supervise the performance of contracts covering the
Venture Property, and otherwise enforce the obligations of parties with
whom the Venture enters into contracts or other arrangements.
(iv) keep all books of accounts or other records of the Venture.
(v) pay or cause to be paid all debts or other obligations of the
Venture.
(vi) maintain all funds of the Venture in a Venture account or accounts
in a depository approved by the Parties.
(vii) when approved by the Parties, make periodic distributions, as
provided for in this Agreement, to the Parties in accordance with the
provisions of this Agreement.
(viii) perform other normal business functions and otherwise operate and
manage the business and affairs of the Venture in accordance with, and as
limited by, this Agreement.
(ix) execute any and all documents necessary for the purchase and/or
sale of Venture Property, including, but not limited to, leases, options,
contracts, promissory notes, deeds of trust, or any other documents
necessary or incidental for the purchase or sale of Venture Property.
(x) perform all other obligations that may be provided elsewhere in
this Agreement to be performed by the Venture Manager.
(xi) to employ agents, employees, managers, accountants, attorneys,
consultants, or other persons, including himself/herself or the other Party,
necessary or appropriate to carry out the business of the Venture, whether
or not any person employed is affiliated or related to a Party, and to pay
fees, expenses, salaries, wages, and other compensation to those persons
as the Venture Manager shall determine.
(xii) pay, extend, renew, modify, adjust, submit to arbitration,
prosecute, defend, or compromise, on the terms as may be determined and
on the evidence as may be deemed sufficient, any obligation, suit, liability,
cause of action or claim, including taxes, either in favor of or against the
Venture, subject to the limitation of imposing joint and several liability on
the Parties.
5.03 Specific Limited Power. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement,
no one Party shall have the power, without the written consent of all Parties, to cause the Venture
to enter into or otherwise become liable for or with respect to, any arrangement which would
result in the litigation of the Venture or the sale of all its assets.
5.04 Right of Public to Rely on Authority of Parties. No person shall be required to
determine a Party’s authority to enter into any undertaking on behalf of the Venture or to see to
the application or distribution of revenues or proceeds paid to a Party on behalf of the Venture.
5.05 Services of the Parties. During the existence of the Venture, the Parties shall
devote such time and effort to Venture business as may be necessary to promote the interest of
the Venture to the mutual benefit of the Parties. It is specifically understood and agreed that a
Party shall be required to devote full time to Venture business, and each Party may, a t any time
and from time to time, engage in and possess interests in other business ventures of any and
every type of description, and no Party shall, by virtue of this Agreement, have any right, titl e or
interest in or to such independent ventures or to be income or profits derived from them.
5.06 Compensation and Reimbursement.
a. The Parties shall have no right to receive compensation for performing
duties as Parties to this Venture, under this Agreement, except as may be all owed by
paragraph 5.02 (xi), and agreed to by the Parties; provided that this provision shall not
affect the Venture Manager’s right to withdraw capital contributions made by the Parties
to the Venture, or a Party’s right to receive its share of distributions of Venture funds, as
provided for in this Agreement, or the right to be repaid on any loans made by a Party to
the Venture.
b. Each Party shall be entitled to receive, out of Venture funds available, the
reimbursements of all amounts expended by the Party in payment of properly-incurred
Venture obligations paid by the Party out of the Party’s own funds.
5.07 Insurance. The Venture Manager shall maintain, with insurers or underwriters of
good repute, in the name of the Venture, such insurance relating to the operations of the Vent ure,
as are customary for businesses of a like nature to that of the Venture, to maintain insurance
against risks, pursuant to terms that are customary for a business and to pay all premiums and
other sums payable to maintain that insurance.
ARTICLE VI
BOOKS, RECORDS, BANK ACCOUNTS AND TAX ELECTION
6.01 Books and Records. The Venture Manager shall keep the books of account and
other records with respect to the operations of the Venture as will sufficiently explain the
transactions and financial position of the Venture, to enable financial statements to be prepared,
and shall cause the books and other records to be kept in such manner as will enable the m to be
audited, if required, by the Parties. The books and other records shall be maintained at t he
principal place of business of the Venture, or at such other place as the Venture Mana ger shall
determine, and the Parties, and their authorized representatives, shall at all ti mes have access to
those books.
6.02 Accounting Basis and Fiscal Year. The Venture books of account shall be kept
on a cash accounting basis for Federal Income Tax purposes, and shall reflect all Venture
transactions, shall be appropriate and adequate for the Venture’s business and for the carrying
out of all the provisions of this Agreement, and shall be closed and balanced at t he end of the
fiscal year. The fiscal year of the Venture shall be the calendar year.
6.03 Reports. The Venture Manager shall cause to be delivered to each Party, within
_____ (_____) days after the end of each fiscal year, a report containing the following: a. A balance sheet as of the end of the Venture’s fiscal year, and statements
of income;
b. A general description of the activity of the Venture during the period
covered by the report; and,
c. A report of any material transaction between the Venture and any Party,
including fees and compensation paid by the Venture and any materials or equipme nt
supplied and services performed by a Party, or any affiliate or employee of a Party, for
fees or compensation.
d. Within _____ (_____) days after the end of each quarter of each fiscal
year, or at other times as the Parties may agree, the Venture Manager shall c ause to be
delivered to each Party a report containing a balance sheet as of the end of the quarter, a
statement of income, if any, for the quarter, summarizing the financial position of the
Venture at the end of the quarter, and the results of operations of the Venture for the tim e
period covered. The report shall also contain a description of any material event
regarding the business of the Venture during the quarter.
e. Within _____ (_____) days of the end of each fiscal year, the Venture
Manager will cause to be delivered to each Party all information necessary for the
preparation of each Party’s Federal Income Tax Return, including a statement showing
the Party’s share of income, gains, losses, deductions, and credits for the year for Federal
Income Tax purposes, and the amounts of any distribution made to or for the account of a
Party, pursuant to this Agreement.
6.04 Bank Accounts. The Venture Manager shall be responsible for causing one or
more accounts to be maintained, as necessary, in one or more banks and accounts, each of which
shall be insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, which accounts shall be used for
the payments of expenditures incurred by the Venture in connection with its business, and in
which shall be deposited any cash receipts of the Venture. All amounts shall be and re main the
property of the Venture, and shall be received, held, and disbursed by the Venture Manager for
the purposes specified in this Agreement. There shall not be deposited in any of the ac counts
any funds other than funds belonging to the Venture, and no other funds shall in any way be
commingled with the funds of the Venture.
6.05 Tax Returns. The Venture Manager, as may be required, shall cause Income Tax
Returns for the Venture to be prepared and timely filed with the appropriate authorities.6.06 Tax Election. This Agreement is not intended to create, and shall not be
construed to create a partnership. If, for Federal Income Tax purposes, this Agreement and the
operations conducted by the Venture are regarded as a partnership, each Party elects t o be
excluded from the application of all the provisions of Subchapter K, Chapter 1, Subtitle A of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), as permitted and authorized by
Sections 761 of the Code and regulations promulgated thereunder. The Venture Manager is
authorized and directed to execute, on behalf of each Party, evidence of this elec tion as may be
required by the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States or the Federal Internal Re venue
Service, including specifically, but not by way of limitation, all of the returns, stat ements, and
data required by federal regulations. Should there be any requirement that a Party give further
evidence of this election, each Party shall execute documents and furnish other evidenc e as may
be required by the Internal Revenue Service as may be necessary to evidence this e lection. No
Party shall give any notices or take any other action inconsistent with this elec tion. If any
present or future income tax laws of the state or states in which Venture Property is located or
the Venture is conducting business activities, or any future Income Tax laws of the Unit ed States
contain provisions similar to those in Subchapter K, Chapter 1, Subtitle A of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, under which an election similar to that provided by Se ction
761 of the Code is permitted, each Party shall make the election as may be permitted or required
by law. In making the foregoing election, each Party agrees and states, for the purposes of this
Agreement, that any income derived by the Party from operations under the terms of this
Agreement can be adequately determined without the computation of partnership taxable
income.
ARTICLE VII
OWNERSHIP OF VENTURE PROPERTY, LIMITATION ON LIABILITY
7.01 Ownership and Partition. The assets of the Venture of every kind and character,
real and personal, now owned of later acquired, shall be owned by the Venture as an entit y, that
ownership being subject to the other terms and provisions of this Agreement. Each party
expressly waives the right, if any, to require partition, all or any part, of the assets. The Parties’
interests in the Venture shall be owned by the Venture as personal property.
7.02 Not a Partnership. The relationship between and among the Parties shall be
limited to the carrying on of the purpose of the Venture in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement. This relationship shall be construed and deemed to be a Joint Venture, a nd not a
general partnership. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to create a general partnership
between or among the Parties or to authorize a Party to act as general agent for another Party.
7.03 Limitation on Liability and Undertakings. As provided in this Agreement, no
Party, or the Venture, shall be responsible or liable for any indebtedness or obligation of any
Party, incurred either before or after the Effective Date of this Agreement, except those
responsibilities, liabilities, debts, or obligations undertaken or incurred in good faith in carryi ng
out the purpose of the Venture in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, or later
undertaken or incurred on behalf of the Venture, under or pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement, or assumed by the Venture. Each Party indemnifies and agrees to hold each ot her
Party harmless from all those obligations and indebtedness. No Party, acting alone, shall ha ve
any authority for, or to undertake or to assume any obligations, debit, duty, or responsibility on
behalf of any other Party, or the Venture, except as expressly otherwise provided in this
Agreement.
ARTICLE VIII
ASSIGNABILITY OF INTEREST
8.01 Assignment of a Party’s Interest.
a. No Party may sell, transfer, assign, pledge, or otherwise dispose of all or
any part of its interest in this Venture (whether voluntary, involuntary, or by operation of
law) without the consent of the other Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld.
b. No information concerning Venture Properties shall be disclosed to any
proposed assignee of an interest in the Venture, unless the proposed assignor of the
interest shall obtain, prior to any assignment or transfer, written acknowledgment by a
prospective assignee in a form satisfactory to all Parties, that the assignee wil l be bound
by the terms of this Agreement. In the case of any proposed assignment, the written
acknowledgment from a proposed assignee shall contain provisions for nondisclosure, of
information relating to the accounts, activities and properties of the Venture, in the event
the prospective assignee shall elect not to purchase or acquire an interest.
ARTICLE IX
DISSOLUTION AND ASSIGNMENT
9.01 Events of Dissolution and Sale of Venture Interest.
a. The Venture shall be dissolved: (i) on the sale of all Parties’ interest in the Venture;
(ii) on the occurrence of any event specified by the laws of the State of
_____, or the laws of the state in which the Venture is conducting
substantially all of its business and where Venture property is located, as
one effecting dissolution;
(iii) on the withdrawal, death, or disability of the Venture Manager, with
no successor appointed pursuant to paragraph 5.01, or on the filing by a
Party of a voluntary petition in bankruptcy, upon an adjudication of a Party
as bankrupt or insolvent, or on the filing by a Party of a petition under any
chapter of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, or any other present or future
applicable federal, state, or other statute or law regarding bankruptcy,
insolvency, or other relief for debtors, or a Party seeking, consenting to, or
acquiescing in, the appointment of a trustee, receiver, conservator or
liquidator of the Party, or of all, or any substantial portion of, the Party’s
property or interest in the Venture; or,(iv) on the unanimous consent of the Parties.
b. Dissolution of the Venture shall be effective on the date on which the
event occurs giving rise to the dissolution, but the Venture shall not terminate until the
assets of the Venture shall have been distributed as provided for in this Agreement.
Notwithstanding the dissolution of the Venture, prior to the termination of the Venture,
the business of the Venture and the affairs of the Parties, as a Venture, shall continue to
be governed by this Agreement. Upon dissolution, the Venture Manager shall liquidate
the assets of the Venture, and apply and distribute the proceeds as contemplated by this
Agreement.
c. On the death or legal incapacity of any Party, during the term of this
Agreement, the Party’s heirs or legal representatives shall, if they elect not to suc ceed
that Party as new Parties to this Agreement, incapacity, offer that Party’s inte rest for sale
to the remaining Parties to this Agreement for a price to be agreed on, and, if no price can
be agreed on, the interest shall be sold to the other Parties at fair market val ue determined
by multiplying the selling Party’s percentage interest in the Venture times the net fair
market value of the properties held by the Venture, as determined by an appraisal
provided for below. An appraisal of the fair market value shall be determined as follows:
(i) the legal representative of the selling Party’s interest shall appoint
an appraiser;
(ii) the other Parties shall appoint an appraiser;
(iii) the two appraisers selected by the Parties, as provided for in
paragraphs (i) and (ii) above, shall then select a third appraiser;
(iv) no person shall be designated or appointed as an appraiser unless
he or she shall have been actively engaged in the appraisal of properties
similar to those owned by the Venture and situated in the vicinity of the
Venture Property for a period of not less than three (3) years immediately
preceding appointment;(v) the appraisers shall render a written report, taking into account all
obligations and debts of the Venture, and the decision of a majority of
appraisers shall constitute the decision of the appraisers as if joined in by
all of them. If no majority consensus is forthcoming from the appraisers,
the average value, taking all three appraisals into consideration, shall be
deemed the decision of the appraisers. The decision of the appraisers shall
be rendered as promptly as practical after their appointment, shall be
dated, and shall be final and binding on the Parties and their respective
heirs or legal representatives; and,
(vi) the cost and expense of the appraiser designated by or on behalf of
each Party shall be borne by that Party. The cost and expense of the
appraiser designated by the two appraisers selected by the Parties’
appraisers shall be borne by the Parties equally.
d. If a Party elects to purchase a selling Party’s interest, on the close of that
transaction, the interest of the remaining Party in this Venture shall be adjusted
proportionately. If the selling Party’s interest is not so purchased, then the
interest shall be transferred to the Party’s heirs or legal representatives.
9.02 Distributions on Liquidation
a. After payment of liabilities owing to creditors, the Venture Manager, or
the liquidator, if any, shall set up such reserves as are deemed reasonable necessary for
any contingent or unforeseen liabilities or obligations of the Venture. This reserve may
be paid over by the Venture Manager or the liquidator to a bank, to be held in escrow for
the purposes of paying any such contingent or unforeseen liability or obligation, and, at
the expiration of the period the Venture Manager or liquidator may deem advisable, the
reserves shall be distributed to the Parties or their assigns in the manner set forth in
paragraph 9.02 b. below.
b. After paying all liabilities and providing for reserves, as provided for
above, Venture Manager or the liquidator shall cause the remaining net assets of the
Venture to be distributed:
(i) first, to any Party in respect of loans by them, to the Venture; and,
(ii) then, to the Parties in the order of priority provided by law.
Each Party shall receive its share of the assets in cash or in kind, and the proport ion of a
share received in cash may vary from Party to Party, all as the Venture Manager or li quidator
may decide. If the distributions are insufficient to return to any Party the full a mount of the
Party’s capital contribution, it shall have no recourse against any other Party. If a Party has a
negative capital account at the time of dissolution of the Venture, that Party shall be required to
restore to the Venture the amount of the negative balance in the capital ac count. In the event that
any part of the net assets consist of notes or accounts receivable or other non-cash assets, t he
Venture Manager of the liquidator shall take whatever steps deemed appropriate to convert the
assets into cash or into any other form which will facilitate the distribution of the assets. If any
assets shall be distributed in kind, the assets shall be distributed on the basis of their fair market
value. If the Parties, upon dissolution, are unable to agree on the fair market value of t he assets
to be distributed, then appraisals and determination of that fair market value shall be made in the
manner provided for in paragraph 9.01 c. of this Article.
9.03 Buy-Sell Agreement. Should any Party, who is not in default, as provided in
paragraph 10.01, desire, for any reason, to purchase all of the interest of another, then the
offering Party shall make an offer to purchase, in writing, sent to the address of the other Pa rty,
setting forth the terms, conditions, and consideration of that offer. The offered Party shall then
have thirty (30) days from the date of actual receipt of the offer to accept the offe r, and the two
Parties shall then have thirty (30) days from the date of acceptance to transfer the i nterest and
pay the required consideration. However, the offered Party may reject an offer and elect to
purchase the offering Party’s interest in the Venture on the same terms, conditions, and for t he
same consideration, and within the time periods provided (proportionately increased or dec reased
based on the percentage interest in the Venture to be purchased).
Any offer made must be for no less than a price equal to the sum of the net book value of
the offered Party’s interest in the Venture, as determined from the financial state ment of the
Venture as of the quarter ending date immediately prior to the offer, as adjusted i f necessary, for
unrecorded receivables, payables, accruals, and any other unrecorded items necessary for t he
financial statements to be in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
9.04 Assignment of Venture Interest. Any purchaser, transferee, or assignee of an
interest of a Party in the Venture, who has the right to become a Party to this Agreement, shall: a. elect to become a Party to this Agreement by delivery of a written notice
of that election to the Venture Manager;
b. execute and acknowledge other instruments as the Venture Manager may
deem necessary or advisable to effect the admission of the purchaser, transferee, or
assignee as a Party, including, without limitation, the written acceptance and adopt ion by
the Party of the provisions of this Agreement and the assumption by the Party of the
obligations of the Party from whom the interest is acquired; and,
c. pay, or cause to be paid, a transfer fee to the Venture which is sufficient to
cover all reasonable expenses connected with the sale, transfer, or assignment for the
admission of the Party as a Party to this Agreement.
9.05 New Party to Venture. A new Party to this Agreement shall, on compliance with
the provisions set out above, succeed to all rights and obligations, as provided in this Agreement,
as if that Party had been an original Party to this Agreement. Neither the Venture Ma nager nor a
selling Party shall be required to determine the tax consequences to a Party, or the Party’s
assignee, arising from the assignment of a Venture interest. The Venture shall continue wit h the
same basis and capital amount for the new Party as was attributable to the form er owner, who
assigned or transferred a Venture interest.
ARTICLE XDEFAULT
10.01 Default by a Party.
a. The following events shall be deemed to be events of default of the terms
of this Agreement by a Party:
(i) failure of a Party to make, when due, any contribution or advance
permitted or required to be made under the terms of this Agreement, or failure to
carry out any duties, covenants, or conditions of this Agreement;
(ii) violation of any of the other provisions of this Agreement and
failure to remedy or cure the violation within ten (10) days after receipt of written
notice of the violation from another Party to the Venture;
(iii) making an assignment for the benefit or creditors or the filing of a
petition under any section or chapter of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code as amended, or
under any similar law or statute of the United States or any state;
(iv) adjudication of a Party as a bankrupt or insolvent in proceedings
filed against the Party under any section or chapter or the U.S. Bankruptcy Code,
as amended, or under similar law or statute of the United States or any state,
without further possibility of appeal or review; and,
(v) the appointment of a receiver for all, or substantially all, of the
assets of a Party, and the failure to have the receiver discharged within thirty (30)
days after appointment.
b. Upon the occurrence of any event of default by a Party, the other Parties
shall have the right, at their election, which election shall be made at any time within one
(1) year from the date of the default, on giving the defaulting Party ten (10) days’ written
notice of the election (and providing the default is continuing on the date the notic e is
given), to pay the defaulting Party the fair market value of that Party’s interest in the
Venture, based on the capital contributions made by the Party, taking into considerati on
any outstanding indebtedness, liabilities, liens, and obligations relating to the Party, for
the purchase and redemption of the Party’s interest in the Venture. Pursuit of a remedy
provided above shall not preclude the pursuit of any other remedy provided for in this
Agreement, or any other remedies provided in law, nor shall pursuit of any remedy
provided for in this Agreement constitute a forfeiture or waiver of any amount due by a
defaulting Party, or of any damages accruing by reason of the violation of any of the
terms, provisions, or covenants contained in this Agreement. A defaulting Party shall be
responsible for the payment of all attorneys’ fees reasonably incurred by the Venture in
connection with a default, and interest on all amounts by which the defaulting Party i s
indebted to the Venture, at the highest rate allowed by law.
c. Each Party agrees that in the event a Party shall default, as provided for
above, the defaulting Party shall execute and deliver conveyances, agreements, notes,
instruments, or other documents which may be necessary to confirm and render fully
effective the transfer of the defaulting Party’s interest. Any relinquishment and transfe r
shall not relieve the defaulting Party from any liability under this Agreement which may
have accrued prior to the date of the relinquishment or transfer. In the event appropriate
instruments, as reasonably required, are not delivered after fifteen (15) days written
notice to the defaulting Party, the non-defaulting Party may, as the defaulting Party’s
irrevocable agent and attorney-in-fact, execute the legal instruments as may be requi red,
necessary, or advisable to convey, transfer, or assign the defaulting Party’s interest, and
the Parties agree that the non-defaulting Party shall not have any individual liabil ity for
any action taken in connection with that action.
d. A transfer of a Party’s interest under this paragraph 10.01 shall not give
rise to a defaulting Party’s right to exercise the right of purchase under paragraph 9.03.
ARTICLE XI
MISCELLANEOUS
11.01 Notices. Any and all notices, elections, or demands permitted or required to be
made under this Agreement, shall be in writing, signed by the Party giving the notice , election, or
demand and shall be delivered personally, or sent by registered or certified mail, ret urn receipt
requested, to the other Party, at its address on the signature page to this Agreement, or suc h other
address as may be supplied by written notice given in conformity with the terms of this Section
11.01. The date of personal delivery or the date of mailing, as the case may be, shall be the date
of receipt of the notice.
11.02 Successors and Assigns. Subject to the restrictions on transfers set forth above,
this Agreement, and each and every one of its provisions, shall be binding on and inure to the
benefit of the Parties, and their respective successors, successors in title, heirs and assigns, and
each and every successor in interest to any Party, whether the successor acquires the int erest by
way of gift, purchase, devise, or any other method, shall hold the interest subject to a ll the terms
and provisions of this Agreement. Any assignment of an interest by a Party shall be specifica lly
delivered subject to the terms and provision of this Agreement.
11.03 Amendments. In addition to any amendments otherwise authorized, amendments
may be made to this Agreement from time to time by unanimous consent of the Partie s, which
consent shall be evidenced by a written amendment attached to this Agreement as executed by
all Parties.
11.04 No Waiver. The failure of any Party to insist on strict performance of a covenant
or of any obligation of this Agreement, irrespective of the length of time for which the failure
continues, shall not be a waiver of a Party’s subsequent right to demand strict compliance . No
consent or waiver, expressed or implied, to or of any breach or default in the performance of any
obligation of this Agreement, shall constitute a consent or waiver to or of any other breac h or
default in performance of the same or any other obligation of this Agreement.
11.05 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with schedules attached and to be
attached, constitutes the full and complete Agreement of the Parties with respec t to the subject
matter of this Agreement.
11.06 Captions. Title or captions of articles, sections, and paragraphs contained in this
Agreement are inserted only as a matter of convenience and for reference, and in no way are
intended to define, limit, extend or describe the scope of this Agreement or the int ent of any of
its provisions.
11.07 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in a number of counterparts, all
of which taken together shall, for all purposes, constitute one Agreement, binding on the Part ies,
notwithstanding that all Parties may not have signed the same counterpart.
11.08 Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be deemed to have been entered into and
shall be construed and enforced according to the laws of the State of _____, as applied to
contracts made and to be performed entirely within that state, unless otherwise provided.
11.09 Gender. When this Agreement requires, all words in any gender shall be deemed
to include the masculine, feminine, and neuter gender, all singular words shall include the plural,
and all plural words shall include the singular.
11.10 Prior Agreements Superceded. This Agreement supercedes any prior
understanding or written or oral agreements between the Parties respecting the subject matter of
this Agreement.
11.11 Legal Construction. In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this
Agreement shall, for any reason, be held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect,
the invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of this
Agreement, and this Agreement shall be construed as if the invalid, illegal, or unenforc eable
provision had not been contained in this Agreement.
This Agreement is executed by each Party as of the date of acknowledgment of their
signature, but shall be deemed effective as of _____, the Effective Date.
Parties to this Agreement Percentage Ownership of Venture
SCHEDULE “A”
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS
