COMPOSITE OPERATING AGREEMENT OF TIDEWATER CORPORATE SERVICES, L.L.C. (as amended through April 7, 2017)
Exhibit T3B.11
COMPOSITE
OF
TIDEWATER CORPORATE SERVICES, L.L.C.
(as amended through April 7, 2017)
This Operating Agreement as amended through April 7, 2017, (this “Agreement”) of Tidewater Corporate Services, L.L.C. is entered into by Tidewater Inc., as the sole member of the company (the “Member”).
1. Name. The name of the limited liability company formed hereby is Tidewater Corporate Services, L.L.C. (the “Company”).
2. Certificate of Formation. The Certificate of Formation of the Company as required to be filed by the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the “Act”) was duly filed in the office of the Secretary of State of Delaware on February 7, 2011.
3. Purposes. The purpose of the Company is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which limited liability companies may be formed under the Act.
4. Powers. In furtherance of its purposes, but subject to all of the provisions of this Agreement, the Company shall have the power and is hereby authorized to do such things and engage in such activities as may be necessary, convenient or incidental to the conduct of the business of the Company, and have and exercise all of the powers and rights conferred upon limited liability companies formed pursuant to the Act.
| 5. | Management. |
(a) The Company shall be managed by one or more managers (“Directors”) appointed from time to time by the Member, and each Director who has authority to unilaterally bind the Company shall be an individual who is a citizen of the United States (a “U.S. Citizen”). The Directors shall serve at the pleasure of the Member and shall have such authority as may be conferred on them from time to time by the Member. As of the date of this Agreement, the Directors of the Company shall be ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. The officers of the Company shall be selected by the board of Directors as provided in the by-laws of the Company. The by-laws are attached as Exhibit A.
(b) The affirmative vote or consent of a majority of the Directors is required for any act of the Directors, and a majority of the Directors must be U.S. Citizens. Each Director shall be entitled to a single vote on all matters on which Directors may vote or consent. Individual Directors, as such, have no authority, acting alone, to make expenditures or incur obligations on behalf of the Company or otherwise act for and on behalf of the Company or bind the Company, except as authorized by the board of Directors (and in any such case, such authorized Director must be a U.S. Citizen).
(c) Management of the affairs of the Company shall be further governed by the by-laws from time to time adopted by the Member as an amendment to this Agreement. The by-laws as in effect as of the date of this Agreement are attached as Exhibit A.
6. Principal Business Office. The principal business office of the Company shall be located at ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇.
7. Registered Office. The address of the registered office of the Company in the State of Delaware is Corporation Trust Center, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, in the City of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇.
8. Registered Agent. The name and address of the registered agent of the Company for service of process on the company in the State of Delaware is The Corporation Trust Company.
9. Exculpation and Indemnification. The Member shall not be liable to the Company or any other person or entity who has an interest in the Company for any loss, damage or claim incurred by reason of any act or omission performed or omitted by the member in good faith on behalf of the Company and in a manner reasonably believed to be within the scope of the authority conferred on the Member by this Agreement (subject in all respects to the first sentence of Section 10 of this Agreement). To the full extent permitted by applicable law, the Member shall be entitled to indemnification from the Company for any loss, damage or claim incurred by the Member by reason of any act or omission performed or omitted by such Member in good faith on behalf of the Company and in a manner reasonably believed to be within the scope of the authority conferred on the Member by this Agreement (subject in all respects to the first sentence of Section 10 of this Agreement).
10. Sole Member. No Member has authority or power to act for or on behalf of the Company or to do any act that would be binding on the Company. All profits and losses shall be allocated to the Member and all distributions shall be made to the Member.
11. Prohibition on Non-Voting Securities. For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, pursuant to Section 1123(a)(6) of Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”), the Company shall not issue non-voting equity securities; provided, however, that the foregoing restriction (a) shall have no further force or effect beyond that required under Section 1123 of the Bankruptcy Code, (b) shall have such force and effect, if any, only for so long as such Section is in effect and applicable to the Company, and (c) in all events may be amended or eliminated in accordance with applicable law as from time to time in effect.
12. Separability of Provisions. Each provision of this Agreement shall be considered separable, and if for any reason any provision or provisions herein are determined to be invalid, unenforceable or illegal under any existing or future law, such invalidity, unenforceability or illegality shall not impair the operation of or affect those portions of this Agreement that are valid, enforceable and legal.
13. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the sole Member with respect to the subject matter hereof.
14. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed under, the laws of the State of Delaware (without regard to conflict of laws principles), all rights and remedies being governed by said laws.
15. Amendments. This Agreement may not be modified, altered, supplemented or amended except pursuant to a written agreement executed and delivered by the Member.
16. Sole Benefit of the Member. The provisions of this Agreement are intended solely to benefit the Member and, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, shall not be construed as conferring any benefit upon any creditor of the Company (and no such creditor shall be a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement), and the Member shall not have any duty or obligation to any creditor of the Company to make any contributions or payments to the Company. For the avoidance of doubt, the bankruptcy of a member shall not cause such member to cease to be a member of the Company, and upon the occurrence of such an event, the Company shall continue without dissolution.
EXHIBIT A
BY-LAWS
TIDEWATER CORPORATE SERVICES, L.L.C.
BY-LAWS
OF
TIDEWATER CORPORATE SERVICES, L.L.C.
ARTICLE 1
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
1.1 Number; Qualifications. The board of Directors shall consist of between three and five persons. A majority of the persons constituting a quorum of the board of Directors, or a majority of the persons constituting a quorum of a committee of the board of Directors (each, as determined pursuant to these by-laws) must be individuals who are citizens of the United States (each, a “U.S. Citizen”).
1.2 Election; Resignation; Vacancies. At the first annual meeting of the Member and at each annual meeting thereafter, the Member shall elect Directors, each of whom shall hold office for a term of one year and until his successor is elected and has qualified. Any Director may resign at any time on written notice to the Company.
1.3 Removal. The Member may at any time remove from office, with or without cause, any one or more Directors.
1.4 Vacancies. The office of a Director becomes vacant (1) if the Director dies or resigns, (2) if the Director is removed from office by the Member, or (3) if the Director’s office is declared vacant by the board of Directors after the Director (i) is interdicted or otherwise adjudicated an incompetent, (ii) is adjudicated a bankrupt, or (iii) if in the good faith opinion of the board of Directors, becomes so incapacitated by illness or other infirmity that he is unable to perform his duties for a period of six months or longer. The Member has the sole right to fill the vacancy.
1.5 Place of Meetings. The meetings of the board of Directors shall be held at the Company’s principal office or at such other place in or outside Delaware as the board of Directors from time to time designates by resolution or as fixed in the notice of the meeting.
1.6 Regular Meeting; Notice. Regular meetings of the board of Directors may be held at such places in or outside of Delaware and at such times as the board of Directors may from time to time determine and without notice, provided that the date, time and place are fixed by the board.
1.7 Special Meeting; Notice. Special meetings of the board of Directors may be called by the president, or by a majority of the Directors then in office, by notice of the date, time, place and purpose of the meeting given to each Director, either orally in person or by telephone, or by mail, electronic mail, telegram or electronic facsimile transmission.
1.8 Quorum; Requisite Vote; Adjournments. A majority of the number of Directors prescribed in section 1.1 is necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and except as otherwise provided by law or these by-laws, the vote of a majority of the
Directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present constitutes the act of the board of Directors. If a quorum is not present at any meeting of the board of Directors, the Directors present may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum is present.
1.9 Withdrawal. If a quorum is present when the meeting is convened, the Directors present may continue to do business, taking action by vote of a majority of the quorum required by the preceding section, until adjournment, despite the withdrawal of enough Directors to leave fewer than necessary to comprise a quorum under the preceding section or the refusal of any Director present to vote.
1.10 Action by Consent. Any action that may be taken at a meeting of the board of Directors or any committee of the board of Directors may be taken by a consent in writing signed by all of the Directors or by all members of the committee, as the case may be, and filed with the records of proceedings of the board of Directors or committee.
1.11 Telephone Meetings. Members of the board of Directors or of any committee of the board of Directors may participate at and be present at any meeting of the board of Directors or committee by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment if all persons participating in the meeting can hear and communicate with each other. Participation in a meeting under this section constitutes presence in person at the meeting, except as to a person who at the beginning of the meeting objects to the transaction of business at the meeting on the ground that the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.
1.12 Waiver of Notice. Whenever notice is required to be given to a Director, a waiver of the notice in writing signed by the person entitled to notice, whether before or after the time of the meeting or other action, is the equivalent of the required notice for all purposes. A Director’s attendance at or participation in a meeting, in person or by duly authorized proxy, waives any required notice to him unless at the beginning of the meeting or promptly upon his arrival, the Director or his duly appointed proxy objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting on grounds that it is not duly called or convened and does not thereafter vote for or assent to the action taken at the meeting.
1.13 Proxies. Any Director absent from a meeting of the board of Directors or any committee of the board of Directors may be represented by any other Director or member, who may cast the vote of the absent Director in accordance with that Director’s written instructions, general or special; provided, however, that any absentee Director who is a U.S. Citizen may only be represented by any other Director or committee member who is also a U.S. Citizen.
ARTICLE 2
COMMITTEES
The board of Directors may by resolution or these by-laws designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or more Directors (and one or more Directors may be named as alternate members to replace any absent or disqualified regular members, subject to the citizenship requirements otherwise set forth in these by-laws), which, to the extent provided by resolution of the board of Directors or the articles of organization or these by-laws, shall have
and may exercise the powers of the board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Company, and may have the power to authorize the seal of the Company to be affixed to documents. A committee has such name or names as may be stated from time to time in the resolution of the board of Directors. Any vacancy occurring in a committee may be filled by the board of Directors, but the president may designate another Director to serve on the committee pending action by the board of Directors (subject to the citizenship requirements otherwise set forth in these by-laws).
ARTICLE 3
OFFICERS
3.1 Initial Officers. As of the date hereof, the officers of the Company shall be:
President — ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
Executive Vice President — ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Executive Vice President and Secretary — ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
3.2 Designations. The officers of the Company shall be a president, a vice president, a treasurer, and a secretary. Any two offices may be held by the same person, except that no person holding more than one office may sign in more than one capacity any certificate or other instrument required by law to be signed by two officers.
3.3 Appointment of Certain Officers. At the first meeting of each newly-elected board of Directors, or at such other time when there is a vacancy in the office, the board of Directors shall select a president, a vice president, a treasurer, and a secretary, each of whom shall serve for one year or until his successor is elected and has qualified.
3.4 Appointment of Other Officers, Agents and Attorneys-in-Fact. Subject to the provisions of these by-laws (including any citizenship requirements), the board of Directors may also appoint such other officers, agents and attorneys-in-fact of the Company as it may deem advisable from time to time, who shall serve for such periods and exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be determined from time to time by the board of Directors; provided, however, that no person who is not a U.S. Citizen may exercise or be delegated any authority or duties that in any way relate to the exercise of authority or performance of duties associated with the functions of the chairman of the board of Directors or the president of the Company, nor may such person be granted or delegated any authority to bind the Company.
3.5 Compensation. The salary of the president shall be fixed from time to time by the board of Directors. The salaries and bonuses of all other officers and employees of the Company shall be fixed from time to time by the president, except that the president may not, without the approval of the board of Directors, authorize a salary for any officer or employee in excess of 80 percent of the salary of the president. No officer shall be prevented from receiving a salary or bonus by reason of the fact that he is also a director of the Company.
3.6 Removal. Any officer or employee of the Company may be removed, with or without cause, at any time by the action of the board of Directors or the president, but such removal shall not prejudice the rights, if any, of the person so removed to recover damages for breach of contract.
3.7 Duties and Powers of Officers. Subject to the other provisions of this Section 3.7, the officers of the Company shall have such duties and powers as are prescribed from time to time by resolution of the board of Directors, or as are customarily exercised by corporate officers holding such offices. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the president shall be the chief executive officer of the Company, shall have general and active management of the business of the Company and shall see that all orders and resolutions of the board of Directors are carried into effect. The president shall have full authority to execute powers-of-attorney appointing other corporations, partnerships or individuals the agent of the Company. The president shall be a U.S. Citizen. The vice presidents, in the order of their seniority, shall, in the absence or disability of the president, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the chief executive officer and shall perform such other duties as the president or the board of Directors shall prescribe; provided, however, that any vice president who is not a U.S. Citizen is not authorized to act, and may not act, pursuant to the foregoing sentence or in the absence or disability of the chairman of the board of Directors or the president, nor may such vice president be granted or delegated any authority to bind the Company.
ARTICLE 4
CERTIFICATES OF INTEREST
4.1 Certificates. The Member is entitled to have a certificate signed by the president or the vice president and the secretary or any assistant secretary of the Company evidencing the Member’s interest in the Company and bearing the seal, if any, of the Company. If any certificate is manually signed by a transfer agent or registrar other than the Company itself or an employee of the Company, the signatures of the president and secretary may be a facsimile. If any officer, transfer agent or registrar who signs or whose facsimile signature is placed upon a certificate ceases to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before the certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Company with the same effect as if he were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.
4.2 Missing Certificates. The president or the board of Directors may direct a new certificate or certificates to be issued in place of any certificate or certificates issued by the Company alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming the certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed. The president or the board of Directors may, in his or its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance of a new certificate require the owner of the lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or his legal representative, to advertise the same in such manner as he or it shall require and/or to give the Company a bond in such sum as the president or board of Directors deems appropriate as indemnity against any claim that may be made against the Company with respect to the certificate claimed to have been lost, stolen or destroyed.
4.3 Registration of Transfers. Upon surrender to the Company or any transfer agent of the Company of a certificate duly endorsed or accompanied by proper evidence of succession, assignment or authority to transfer, the Company shall have a new certificate issued to the person entitled thereto, have the old certificate canceled and have the transaction recorded on its books.
ARTICLE 5
INDEMNIFICATION
5.1 Permitted Indemnification. The Company has authority, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended, upon an affirmative authorization by the board of Directors, to indemnify and hold harmless any person who was or is made or is threatened to be made a party or is otherwise involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including any action by or in right of organization, by reason of the fact that he is or was a Director of the Company or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a Director, officer, employee or agent of another company, partnership or other enterprise against expenses, including attorneys’ fees, without regard to whether the Director has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of the action, suit or proceeding, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein.
5.2 Prepayment of Expenses. The Company shall pay the expenses, including attorneys’ fees, incurred by a Director or former Director in defending any proceeding in advance of its final disposition and in advance of a final determination of the person’s entitlement to indemnification but may do so only if the Company has first received from the person seeking payment of such expenses an undertaking to repay all amounts advanced if it should ultimately be determined that the Director or former Director was not entitled to indemnification. Such advance of expenses is mandatory only with respect to proceeds not brought or continued with the approval of the board of Directors.
ARTICLE 6
AMENDMENTS
The power to make new by-laws and amend or repeal by-laws is reserved to the Member.