OPERATING AGREEMENT OF
_____________________________________________
This Operating Agreement (this "Agreement") of ______________ , a limited
liability company (the "Company"), is adopted and entered into by and among
______________ , ______________ , ______________ , ______________ , ______________ ,
and ______________ , as members (the "Members @ , which term includes any other
persons who may become members of the Company in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement and the Act) and the Company pursuant to and in accordance with the
____________ Limited Liability Company Act, as amended from time to time (the "Act").
Terms used in this Agreement which are not otherwise defined shall have the respective
meanings given those terms in the Act.
The parties agree as follows:
SECTION ONE
NAME
The name of the limited liability company under which it was formed is
______________ . The Certificate of Formation which was filed with the Secretary of State
of the State of ____________ on the ___ day of __________, ______________ , a copy of
which is attached hereto as Exhibit A A @ is hereby ratified, confirmed, approved, and
adopted.
SECTION TWO
TERM
The Company shall continue until dissolved in accordance with the Act.
SECTION THREE
MANAGEMENT
Management of the Company is vested in its Members, who will manage the
Company in accordance with the Act. Any Member exercising management powers or
responsibilities will be deemed to be a manager for purposes of applying the provisions of
the Act, unless the context otherwise requires, and the Member will have and be subject to
all of the duties and liabilities of a manager provided in the Act. The Members will have
the power to do any and all acts necessary or convenient to or for the furtherance of the
purposes of the Company set forth in this Agreement, including all powers of Members
under the Act.
SECTION FOUR
PURPOSE
The purpose of the Company is to own and operate the building located at
______________ , ____________, to sell and lease real property, and to engage in any lawful
act or activity for which limited liability companies may be formed under the Act and to
engage in any and all activities necessary or incidental to these acts.
SECTION FIVE
ADDRESS
The business address of the members and the Company is ______________ , MS
______________ .
SECTION SIX
COMPANY ASSETS
All the assets of the Company are now, and as to assets subsequently purchased or
acquired by the Company shall be, owned by the Members in the following percentages:
MEMBER PERCENT
______________ _________%
______________ _________%
______________ _________%
______________ _________%
______________ _________%
______________ _________%
SECTION SEVEN
ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS
No member is required to make any additional capital contribution to the
Company.
SECTION EIGHT
ALLOCATIONS OF PROFITS AND LOSSES
The Company = s profits and losses will be allocated in proportion to the percentage
ownership of the Members in the Company.
SECTION NINE
DISTRIBUTIONS
Distributions shall be made to the Members at the times and in the aggregate
amounts determined by the Members. Such distributions shall be allocated among the
Members in the same proportion as their percentage ownership in the Company.
SECTION TEN
WITHDRAWAL OF MEMBER
A Member may withdraw from the Company in accordance with the Act.
SECTION ELEVEN
ASSIGNMENTS
A Member may assign in whole or part his or her membership interest in the
Company; provided, however, an assignee of a membership interest may not become a
Member without the vote or written consent of at least a majority in interest of the
Members, other than the Member who assigns or proposes to assign his or her
membership interest.
SECTION TWELVE
INTERNAL MATTERS
1. ______________ , is hereby designated as the Chief Executive Officer of the
Company, and shall continue as such for a five (5) years period and thereafter, until his
successor is desig nated by a majority vote of the Members at an annual meeting. The
Chief Executive Officer shall be charged with the responsi bility for the executive
management of the Company in accordance with the desires of the Members in line with
matters of general policy that are determined by a majority vote of the Members.
2. The Members shall hold an annual meeting during the month of January in
each year. The Chief Executive Officer may call special meetings. A quorum at any
annual meeting of the Company shall be a majority of the Members. Notice of either the
annual or a special meeting shall be given in writing at least five (5) days before the date of
the meeting. One of the Members shall be designated as Secretary of the Company and
shall keep minutes of each meeting of the Members.
SECTION THIRTEEN
FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING MATTERS
1. The fiscal year of the Company shall begin ______________ and end the
following ______________ in each year.
2. Books and records of the operations of the Company shall be maintained at
the main office of the Company located at ______________ , ____________
______________ .
3. As soon as possible after the close of the fiscal year, financial statements and
income tax returns shall be prepared and a copy thereof forwarded to each Member.
4. The Chief Executive Officer, and other Members if desired, shall be
designated to sign checks, drafts and other similar instru ments on behalf of the Company.
5. Funds may be borrowed on behalf of the Company and notes or other
instruments may be executed relative thereto only upon the signature of the Chief
Executive Officer and one other Member.
6. The Members shall determine from time to time what life insurance, if any,
shall be carried on the lives of the Members for the benefit of the Company.
7. The Members shall determine from time to time what other insurance the
Company shall carry.
8. All funds of the Company are to be deposited in its name in such bank
account or accounts as shall be designated by the Chief Executive Officer. All withdrawals
therefrom are to be made upon checks signed by any Member.
9. The firm books shall be kept on a cash basis and shall be closed and
balanced at ______________ , the end of the Company's fiscal year. The Members shall, at
all times, have access to the Company's books through the office of the Chief Executive
Officer.
SECTION FOURTEEN
ADMISSION OF ADDITIONAL MEMBERS
One or more additional Members of the Company may be admitted to the
Company with the vote or written consent of a _______________________ ( %) in
interest of the Members (as defined in the Act).
SECTION FIFTEEN
LIABILITY OF MEMBERS
The members do not have any liability for the obligations or liabilities of the
Company, except to the extent provided in the Act.
SECTION SIXTEEN
EXCULPATION OF MEMBER-MANAGERS
A Member exercising management powers or responsibilities for or on behalf of the
Company will not have personal liability to the Company or its members for damages for
any breach of duty in that capacity, provided that nothing in this Section shall eliminate or
limit: (I) the liability of any Member if a judgment or other final adjudication adverse to
him or her established misconduct or a knowing violation of law, or that he or she
personally gained in fact a financial profit or other advantage to which he or she was not
legally entitled, or (ii) the liability of any Member for any act or omission prior to the date
of first inclusion of this paragraph in this Agreement.
SECTION SEVENTEEN
GOVERNING LAW
This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of
the State of ____________, all rights and remedies being governed by those laws.
SECTION EIGHTEEN
INDEMNIFICATION
To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company shall indemnify and hold
harmless, and may advance expenses to, any Member, manager or other person, or any
executor or administrator of the estate of such Member, manager or other person
(collectively, the "Indemnitees"), from and against any and all claims and demands
whatsoever; provided, however, that no indemnification may be made to or on behalf of
any Indemnitee if a judgment or other final adjudication adverse to such Indemnitee
establishes: (I) that his or her acts were committed in bad faith or were the result of active
and deliberate dishonesty and were material to the cause of action so adjudicated, or (ii)
that he or she personally gained in fact a financial profit or other advantage to which he or
she was not legally entitled. The provisions of this section shall continue to afford
protection to each Indemnitee regardless of whether he or she remains a Member,
manager, employee or agent of the Company.
SECTION NINETEEN
TAX MATTERS
The Members of the Company and the Company intend that the Company be
treated as a partnership for all income tax purposes, and will file all necessary and
appropriate forms in furtherance of that position.
SECTION TWENTY
MISCELLANEOUS
1. Each Member shall punctually pay and satisfy all his present and future
private debts and engagements, and shall indemnify the other Members, their heirs,
executors, or adminis trators, and the Company from such debts and from all actions,
proceedings, damages and expenses on account thereof.
2. This Limited Liability Company Agreement supersedes all prior Articles of
Partnership and Addenda thereto.
WITNESS our signatures to this Operating Agreement of ______________ , on the
day and date first mentioned hereinabove.
______________
By:
______________ , as Chief Executive
Officer and a Member
By:
______________ , JR., Member
By:
______________ , Member
By:
______________ , Member
By:
______________ , Member
By:
______________ , Member
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