Exhibit 10.2
SKYRIDER ENERGY, LLC AGREEMENT
THIS SKYRIDER ENERGY, LLC AGREEMENT ("LLC Agreement") is made and entered
into effective 11th day of August, 2005, between Generon IGS, Inc., a Delaware
corporation ("Generon"), and Superior Energy LLC, ("Superior")
BACKGROUND RECITALS
1. Generon and Superior desire to enter into a written agreement
setting forth all the terms and agreements between them respecting the
operation, management, control, and ownership of International Superior Energy.
ARTICLE I
FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
1.1 DEFINED TERMS. In addition to capitalized terms used in
this LLC Agreement and otherwise defined herein, the definitions set forth in
Article XVI hereof shall be applicable throughout this LLC Agreement.
1.2 FORMATION. A Certificate of Formation for International
Superior Energy, LLC was filed in the Office of the Secretary of State of the
State of Delaware on February 20, 2001 forming a limited liability company under
the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, as amended (the "Act"). This LLC
Agreement sets forth the agreement among the initial Members of the Company. In
the event of a conflict between any provision of this LLC Agreement and the Act,
the provision of this LLC Agreement shall control to the fullest extent
permitted under the Act. The Members intend that the Company shall be taxed as a
partnership. Promptly following the execution hereof, the Members shall execute
or cause to be executed all necessary certificates and documents, and shall make
all such filings and recordings, and shall do all other acts as may be necessary
or appropriate from time to time to comply with all requirements for the
formation, continued existence, and/or operation of a limited liability company
under the Act.
1.3 NAME. The name of the Company shall be International
Superior Energy, LLC or such other name as the Members may unanimously determine
from time to time.
1.4 PRINCIPAL OFFICE. The principal office of the Company
shall initially be at ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ or at such
other location as determined by the Manager of the Company. The Company may have
such other offices, within or without the State of Delaware, as the Members may
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designate or as the business of the Company may from time to time require.
1.5 REGISTERED OFFICE. The Company shall have and maintain in
the State of Delaware a registered office, which may but need not be a place of
business in the State of Delaware, and a registered agent for service of process
on the Company. The address of the initial registered office of the Company in
the State of Delaware shall be ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇. The
name of the registered agent at such address is Harvard Business Services, Inc..
The registered office and registered agent may be changed from time to time by
action of the Members, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Act.
The Company's registered agent for service of process may be either an
individual resident of the State of Delaware whose business office is identical
with the Company's registered office, or a domestic corporation, limited
partnership or limited liability company or business trust, or a foreign
corporation, limited partnership or limited liability company authorized to do
business in the State of Delaware having a business, office identical with such
registered office, which is generally open during normal business hours to
accept service of process and otherwise perform the functions of a registered
agent, or the Company itself.
1.6 TERM. The Company was formed on February, 20, 2001 the
date of the filing of a Certificate of Formation in the Office of the Secretary
of State of the State of Delaware, and, unless earlier terminated or dissolved
pursuant to this LLC Agreement, the Company shall continue until December 31,
2099 (the "Term").
1.7 TAX MATTERS PARTNER. Superior shall together be the
initial tax matters manager of the Company, unless and until the Manager of the
Company designates another Member to be the Tax Matters Manager.
ARTICLE II
PURPOSE
2.1 PURPOSE. The Company organized to
(a) workover, redevelop and operate existing oil and natural
gas ▇▇▇▇▇ using proprietary technologies each party shall make available to the
LLC and in such activities as may from time to time by added thereto or deleted
therefrom, by unanimous agreement of the Members as set forth on Schedule 2.1(a)
hereto (modifications to such Schedule 2.1(a) to be noted thereon, dated and
effective only when executed by all Members) (the "Core Business");
(b) any and all activities necessary or incidental to the
foregoing purposes, but not including manufacturing (the "Incidental
Activities").
2.2 POWERS. The Company shall possess and may exercise all the
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powers and privileges granted by the Act, by any other law, and by this LLC
Agreement, together with any powers incidental thereto, so far as such powers
and privileges are necessary or convenient to the conduct, promotion or
attainment of the business, purposes or activities of the Company permitted
under Section 2.1. Anything herein or otherwise to the contrary notwithstanding,
the Company shall not have the power to, and shall not, sublicense or otherwise
alienate or transfer any interest in the patents, technology, products or
methods licensed to the Company by Generon pursuant to the License Agreement of
even date herewith, except that: (a) the Company may afford its customers the
right to use the products sold or rented by the Company in their intended
fashion, and (b) the Company shall be permitted to grant the license referred to
in Section 13.5.
ARTICLE III
NAMES, ADDRESSES, PERCENTAGE INTERESTS,
AND DISTRIBUTION INTERESTS OF MEMBERS
3.1 NAMES, ADDRESSES, PERCENTAGE INTERESTS AND DISTRIBUTION
INTERESTS. The names, addresses, Percentage Interests and Distribution Interests
of the Members are as set forth in Exhibit A. In the event of a change in
Members, a Member's name, address, Percentage Interest or Distribution Interest,
the Manager shall cause a revised Exhibit A to be attached to an original copy
of this LLC Agreement maintained with the books and records of the Company.
ARTICLE IV
MANAGEMENT RIGHTS, POWERS, AND DUTIES
4.1 MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY.
(a) Except as otherwise agreed by the Members, the Manager
shall serve without compensation from the Company. The Manager shall be entitled
to reimbursement from the Company for reasonable and necessary expenses actually
incurred in connection with the business of the LLC.
(b Superior Energy, LLC shall be the Manager of the Company
until, such time as it resigns or is removed by unanimous consent of the
Members.
4.2 LIMITATION OF PERSONAL LIABILITY.
(a) To the fullest extent permitted by the laws of the State
of Delaware, as such may be amended from time to time, with respect to the
elimination or limitation of the personal liability of members, employees or
agents of limited liability companies. Manager and employees of the Company
shall not be personally liable for monetary damages for any action taken, or any
failure to take any action, in their respective capacities, unless:
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(i) the person's performance or non-performance of the duties of
his or her office or employment is not in accordance with
the standard of conduct set forth in the applicable statute,
if any; and
(ii) the breach or failure to perform constitutes self-dealing,
willful misconduct or recklessness.
(b) The foregoing provisions of this Section 4.2 shall not
apply to:
(i) responsibility or liability pursuant to any criminal
statute; or
(ii) liability for the payment of taxes pursuant to local, state
or federal law.
4.3 SCOPE OF INDEMNIFICATION.
(a) Definitions. For purposes of this Article:
(i) "indemnified capacity" any and all past, present and future
service by an representative in one or more capacities as
Manager, officer, employee or agent of the Company, or, at
the request of the Company, as a director, officer,
employee, agent, fiduciary or trustee of any corporation,
limited liability company, partnership, joint venture,
trust, employee benefit plan or other entity or enterprise;
(ii) "indemnified representative" means any and all officers of
the Manager and officers of the Company and any other person
designated as an indemnified representative (which may, but
need not, include any person serving at the request of the
Company, as a director, officer, employee, agent, fiduciary
or trustee of any corporation, limited liability company,
partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or
other entity or enterprise);
(iii)"liability" means any damage, judgment, amount paid in
settlement, fine, penalty, punitive damages, excise tax
assessed with respect to an employee benefit plan, or cost
or expense of any nature (including, without limitation,
attorneys' fees and disbursements); and
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(iv) "proceeding" means any threatened, pending or completed
action, suit, appeal or other proceeding of any nature,
whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative,
whether formal or informal, and whether brought by or in the
right of the Company, its members or otherwise.
(b) GENERAL RULE. The Company shall indemnify an indemnified
representative against any liability incurred in connection with any proceeding
in which the indemnified representative may be involved as a party or otherwise
by reason of the fact that such person is or was serving in an indemnified
capacity, including, without limitation, liabilities resulting from any actual
or alleged breach or neglect of duty, error, misstatement or misleading
statement, negligence, gross negligence or act giving rise to strict or products
liability, except:
(i) where such indemnification is expressly prohibited by
applicable Delaware law;
(ii) where the conduct of the indemnified representative has been
finally determined pursuant to Section 4.8 or otherwise;
(A) to constitute willful misconduct or recklessness; or
(B) to be based upon or attributable solely to the receipt
by the indemnified representative from the Company of a
personal benefit to which the indemnified
representative is not legally entitled; or
(iii)to the extent such indemnification has been finally
determined in a final adjudication pursuant to Section 4.8
to be otherwise unlawful.
(c) PARTIAL PAYMENT. If an indemnified representative is
entitled to indemnification in respect of a portion, but not all, of any
liabilities to which such person may be subject, the Company shall indemnify
such indemnified representative to the maximum extent for such portion of the
liabilities.
(d) Presumption. The termination of a proceeding by
judgment, order, settlement or conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere or
its equivalent shall not of itself create a presumption that the indemnified
representative is not entitled to indemnification.
4.4 PROCEEDINGS INITIATED BY INDEMNIFIED REPRESENTATIVE.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this LLC Agreement, the Company shall not
indemnify an indemnified representative for any liability incurred in a
proceeding initiated (which shall not be deemed to include counterclaims or
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affirmative defenses) or participated in as an intervenor or amicus curiae by
the person seeking indemnification unless such initiation of or participation in
the proceeding is authorized, either before or after its commencement, by the
affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Manager. This section does
not apply to reimbursement of expenses incurred in successfully prosecuting or
defending an arbitration under Section 4.8 or otherwise successfully prosecuting
or defending the rights of an indemnified representative granted by or pursuant
hereto.
4.5 ADVANCING EXPENSES. The Company shall pay the expenses
(including attorneys' fees and disbursements) incurred in good faith by an
indemnified representative in advance of the final disposition of a proceeding
described in Section 4.3 or the initiation of or participation in which is
authorized pursuant to Section 4.4 upon receipt of an undertaking by or on
behalf of the indemnified representative to repay the amount if it is ultimately
determined pursuant to Section 4.8 that such person is not entitled to be
indemnified by the Company. The financial ability of an indemnified
representative to repay an advance shall not be a requisite to the making of
such advance.
4.6 SECURING OF INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS. To further
effect, satisfy or secure the indemnification obligation provided herein or
otherwise, the Company may maintain insurance, obtain a letter of credit, act as
self-insurer, create a reserve, trust, escrow, cash collateral or other fund or
account, enter into indemnification agreements, pledge or grant a security
interest in any assets or properties of the Company, or use any other mechanism
or arrangement whatsoever in such amounts, at such costs, and upon such other
terms and conditions as the Manager shall deem appropriate. Absent fraud, the
determination of the Manager with respect to such amounts, costs, terms and
conditions shall be conclusive a against all Members, officers and directors and
shall not be subject to voidability.
4.7 PAYMENT OF INDEMNIFICATION. An indemnified representative
shall be entitled to indemnification within thirty (39) days after a written
request for indemnification has been delivered to the President.
4.8 ARBITRATION.
(a) GENERAL RULE. Any dispute related to the right to
indemnification, contribution or advancement of expenses as provided under this
LLC Agreement, except with respect to indemnification for liabilities arising
under the Securities Act of 1933 that the Company has undertaken to submit to a
court for adjudication, shall be decided only by arbitration in the metropolitan
area in which the principal place of business of the Company is located at the
time, in accordance with the commercial arbitration rules then in effect of the
American Arbitration Association, before a panel of three (3) arbitrators, one
of whom shall be selected by the Company, the second of whom shall be selected
by the indemnified representative and the third of whom shall be selected by the
other two arbitrators. In the absence of the American Arbitration Association,
or if for any reason arbitration under the arbitration rules of the American
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Arbitration Association cannot be initiated, and if one of the parties fails or
refuses to select an arbitrator or the arbitrators selected by the Company and
the indemnified representative cannot agree on the selection of the third
arbitrator within thirty (30) days after such time as the Company and the
indemnified representative have each been notified of the selection of the
other's arbitrator, the necessary arbitrator or arbitrators shall be selected by
the presiding judge of the federal court of general jurisdiction in such
metropolitan area.
(b) QUALIFICATION OF ARBITRATORS. Each arbitrator selected
as provided herein is required to be or have been a director or executive
officer of a corporation whose shares of common stock were listed during at
least one year of such service on the New York Stock Exchange or the American
Stock Exchange or quoted on the National Association of Securities Dealers
Automated Quotations System.
(c) BURDEN OF PROOF. The party or parties challenging the
right of an indemnified representative to the indemnity benefits of this LLC
Agreement shall have the burden of proof.
(d) EXPENSES. The Company shall reimburse an indemnified
representative for the expenses (including attorneys' fees and disbursements)
incurred in successfully prosecuting or defending such arbitration.
(e) EFFECT. Any award entered by the arbitrators shall be
final, binding and nonappealable and judgment may be entered thereon by any
party in accordance with applicable law in any court of competent jurisdiction,
except that the Company shall be entitled to interpose as a defense in any such
judicial enforcement proceeding any prior final judicial determination adverse
to the indemnified representative under Section 4.3 (b)(ii) in a proceeding not
directly involving indemnification hereunder. This arbitration provision shall
be specifically enforceable.
4.9 CONTRIBUTION. If the indemnification provided for herein
or otherwise is unavailable for any reason in respect of any liability or
portion thereof, the Company shall contribute to the liabilities to which the
indemnified representative may be subject in such proportion as is appropriate
to reflect the intent of this LLC Agreement.
4.10 MANDATORY INDEMNIFICATION. To the extent that an
indemnified representative has been successful on the merits or otherwise in
defense of any proceeding or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein,
such person shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys' fees and
disbursements) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection
therewith.
4.11 CONTRACT RIGHTS: AMENDMENT OR REPEAL. All rights under
Sections 4.2 through 4.13 shall be deemed a contract between the Company and the
indemnified representative pursuant to which the Company and each indemnified
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representative intend to be legally bound. Any repeal, amendment or modification
hereof shall be prospective only and shall not affect any rights or obligations
then existing,,,
4.12 RIGHTS NOT EXCLUSIVE. The rights granted herein shall not
be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification,
contribution or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any statute,
agreement, vote of Members Members of the Management or otherwise, both as to
action in an indemnified representative capacity and as to action in any other
capacity. The indemnification, contribution and advancement of expenses provided
by or granted pursuant hereto shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be
an indemnified representative in respect of matters arising prior to such time,
and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, administrators and
personal representatives of indemnified representatives.
4.13 RELIANCE ON PROVISIONS. Each person who shall act as an
indemnified representative of the Company shall be deemed to be doing so in
reliance upon the rights of indemnification, contribution and advancement of
expenses provided herein.
ARTICLE V
RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF MEMBERS
5.1 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. Each Member's liability shall be
limited as set forth in this LLC Agreement, the Act, and other applicable law.
Except as otherwise provided in the Act, the debts, obligations and liabilities
of the Company, whether arising in contract, tort otherwise, shall be solely the
debts, obligations and liabilities of the Company, and no Member of the Company
shall be liable or obligated personally for any such debt, obligation or
liability of the Company solely by reason of being a Member of the Company.
5.2 COMPANY DEBT LIABILITY. A Member will not be personally
liable for any debts or losses of the Company beyond the Member's respective
Capital Contributions and any unpaid obligation of the Member under Section 7.2
below to make additional Capital Contributions.
5.3 LIST OF MEMBERS. Upon written request of any Member, the
Manager shall provide a list showing the names and addresses of all Members.
5.4 COMPANY BOOKS. Upon reasonable request, each Member shall
have the right, during ordinary business hours, to inspect the books and records
of the Company at such Member's own expense.
5.5 PRIORITY AND RETURN OF CAPITAL. Except as may be expressly
provided in this LLC Agreement, no Member shall have priority over any other
Member, either for the return of Capital Contributions or for Profits, Losses,
or distributions; provided that this Section shall not apply to loans (as
distinguished from Capital Contributions) which a Member has made, with the
approval of the Members Management Committee, to the Company.
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ARTICLE VI
MEETINGS OF AND VOTING BY MEMBERS
6.1 MEETINGS OF AND VOTING BY MEMBERS.
1. The company is to have at least four member meetings per
year scheduled at the end of each quarter. The agenda and meeting logistics is
to be provided at least one week prior. The meeting is to be held in the Houston
vicinity. All Members presence is required for the meeting to be held. If after
proper notice one of the Member can not attend than the meeting will be
rescheduled one time only. Official meeting minutes must be published within 3
working days of the meetings.
(a) A meeting of the Members may be called at any time by
written request of one or more Members of the Company. Meetings of Members shall
be held at the Company's principal place of business or at any other place
reasonably convenient to all Members designated by the Member calling the
meeting. Not less than ten (10) nor more than ninety (90) days before each
meeting, the Member calling the meeting shall give written notice of the meeting
to each Member entitled to vote at the meeting. The notice shall state the time,
place, and purpose of the meeting. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions,
each Member who is entitled to notice waives notice if before or after the
meeting the Member signs a waiver, which is filed with the records of Members'
meetings, or is present at the meeting in person or by proxy. Unless this LLC
Agreement specifically provides otherwise, at a meeting of Members, the presence
in person or by proxy of Members holding not less than eighty percent (90%) of
the Percentage Interests then held by Members constitutes a quorum and a meeting
shall not be convened and no action shall be taken unless a quorum is present. A
Member may vote either in person or by written proxy signed by the Member or by
the Member's duly authorized attorney-in-fact. Voting in respect of any matter
presented for action of the Members shall be in accordance with Members'
respective Percentage Interests.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this LLC Agreement, the
affirmative vote of Members holding eighty percent (90%) or more of the
Percentage Interests then held by all Members shall be required to approve any
matter coming before the Members.
2. The following items require 90% of the members agreement
prior to any actions by the board:
a. Change in ownership structure of the company.
b. Change in allocation of operating costs.
c. Change in operating objectives (as described in
attachment I).
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d. Selling of Company Assets
e. Starting of a new Development Project.
f. Change in the ownership structure of the company
g. Entering into loans (external or from Members) (except
of the Manager may call for additional capital,
contributions, pro rata from Members, and if any Member
fails to contribute within 7 days, the other Members
contributing may loan the money as a priority loan due
in full in 90 days.
(c) In lieu of holding a meeting, the Members may vote or
otherwise take action by a written instrument indicating the unanimous consent
of the Members approving such action.
(d) Wherever the Act requires unanimous consent to approve
or take any action, that consent shall be given in writing and, in all cases,
shall mean the consent of Members holding one hundred percent (100%) of the
Percentage Interests held by all Members.
ARTICLE VII
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMPANY AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
7.1 MEMBERS' CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS.
1. Cost to drill or work over ▇▇▇▇▇ through casing, set up
cost of the corporation, engineering expense, etc to be paid by Superior.
2. Generon IGS agrees to provide as its contribution at no
cost to Company the Nitrogen System including Feed Air Compression and Portable
Generator for up to 1500 scfm at a discharge pressure of at least 300 psig.
Generon IGS will assist in the initial set up of the unit including
interconnecting hoses. If long field run piping is required this will be the
responsibility of Superior. The supplied compressor and generator will be diesel
powered. The agreed equipment will be supplied for up to thirty days for trials
or if the results are positive (revenues exceed expenses by an agreed amount)
the equipment will provided so long as necessary to maintain positive cash flow
production.
3. Superior will be responsible for all operating cost with
the exception of the power costs (diesel or possibly electric). Power costs will
be shared based upon the percent ownership.
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4. This venture will be based on the proposal submitted by
Superior Energy - Attachment I. The land leases proposed must be supplied as
presented in the attachment I or if a change has occurred must be presented to
the Members for approval
(a) Each Member shall be deemed to have made such
contribution to the capital of the Company as is set forth in Exhibit A as such
Member's Capital Account.
7.2 ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS. The Members shall make, from
time to time, such additional Capital Contributions as unanimously determined by
the Members. Any such additional Capital Contribution shall be made within ten
(10) days of the written approval thereof by the Members. None of the terms,
covenants, obligations or rights contained in this Section 7.2 is or shall be
deemed to be for the benefit of any Person other than the Company, and no such
third Person shall under any circumstances have any right to compel any actions
or payments by the Members or additional Capital Contributions.
7.3 CAPITAL ACCOUNTS.
(a) A separate Capital Account will be maintained for each
Member. Exhibit A sets forth, as at the date hereof, the Capital Account
balances of the Members.
(b) Upon liquidation of the Company (or any Member's
Membership Interest), liquidating distributions will be made in accordance with
the positive Capital Account balances of the Members, as determined after taking
into account all Capital Account adjustments for the Company's taxable year
during which the liquidation occurs. The Company may offset damages for breach
of this LLC Agreement by a Member whose interest is liquidated (either upon the
withdrawal of the Member or the liquidation of the Company) against the amount
otherwise distributable to the Member.
(c) Except as otherwise required in the Act (and subject to
Sections 7.1 and 7.2 above), no Member shall have any liability to restore all
or any portion of a deficit balance in such Member's Capital Account.
7.4 WITHDRAWAL OR REDUCTION OF MEMBERS' CONTRIBUTIONS TO
CAPITAL. Except as otherwise provided in this LLC Agreement, no Member shall be
entitled to a return of such member's Capital Contributions.
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ARTICLE VIII
ALLOCATION OF PROFITS AND LOSSES
8.1 PROFITS. After giving effect to any special allocations
set forth in Exhibit A, Profits for each Fiscal Year (or portion thereof) shall
be allocated to the Members in proportion to their Distribution Interests.
8.2 LOSSES. After giving effect to any special allocations set
forth in Exhibit A, Losses for each Fiscal Year (or portion thereof) shall be
allocated to the Members in proportion to their Distribution Interests.
ARTICLE IX
DISTRIBUTIONS
9.1 NET CASH FLOW. Except as otherwise provided in this LLC
Agreement, Net Cash Flow, if any, shall be allocated among the Members in
proportion to their Distribution Interests and distributed quarterly, payable on
the 45th, day following the end of each calendar quarter, commencing with the
period beginning on the effective date of this LLC Agreement and ending December
31,1998.
9.2 AMOUNTS OF TAX PAID OR WITHHELD. All amounts paid or
withheld pursuant to the IRC or any provision of any state or local tax law with
respect to any Member shall be treated as amounts distributed to the Member
pursuant to this Article IX for all purposes under this LLC Agreement.
ARTICLE X
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS OF MEMBERS
10.1 NON-COMPETITION AGREEMENT. Upon the execution and
delivery of this LLC Agreement, the Members and of their Affiliates hereby agree
that they will not compete or seek to compete in any way to acquire further
interest in for the exact mineral prospects under contract by Superior described
as follows:
Being a total of 106 acres situated in the N.M.L. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Survey (A-24) of
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ County, Texas. TRACT ONE, as follows: being a total of 50 acres situated
in the N.M.L. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Survey (A-24) of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ County, Texas. TRACT TWO: being
a total of 56 acres situated in the N.M.L. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Survey (A-24) of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
County, Texas. The lessor is ▇▇▇▇ ▇. (▇▇▇▇▇▇) ▇▇▇▇▇▇ whose address is ▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇.
All that certain lot, tract or parcel of land being 81.92 acres of land, out of
the ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Survey, in ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ County, State of Texas. The lessor is
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇.
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10.2 MEMBERS FREE TO ACT. Except as otherwise expressly
provided in the Non-Competition Agreement referred to in Section 10. 1 above,
nothing in this LLC Agreement or otherwise shall be deemed to restrict in any
way the rights of any Member, or of any Affiliate of any Member, to conduct any
business or activity whatsoever, and the Members shall not be accountable to the
Company or to any other Member with respect to such other business or activity.
There shall be no obligation on the part of the Members to offer to the Company
business or other opportunities outside the scope of the Company's Core
Business. Generon's obligation respecting business or opportunities within the
scope of the Company's Core Business shall be governed solely by the
Non-Competition Agreement. The formation of the Company shall be without
prejudice to the Members' respective rights (or the rights of their respective
Affiliates) to maintain, expand, or diversify such other interests and
activities and to receive and enjoy profits or compensation therefrom. Each
Member waives any rights the Member might otherwise have to share or participate
in such other interest or activities of any other Member or the Member's
Affiliates.
10.3 MEMBERS FREE TO DEAL WITH COMPANY. Subject to the
approval of the Members Management Committee, any Member may lend money to,
borrow money from, act as a surety, guarantor or endorser for, guarantee or
assume one or more obligations of, provide collateral for, and transact other
business with the Company, and each Member shall have the same rights and
obligations with respect to any such matter as a Person that is not a Member.
ARTICLE XI
BOOKS AND RECORDS, FISCAL YEAR, METHOD OF ACCOUNTING,
TAX INFORMATION, ANNUAL REPORTS, AUDITS, AND TAX ELECTION REPORTS
11. 1 BOOKS AND RECORDS, FISCAL YEAR AND METHOD OF ACCOUNTING.
The Company shall maintain at its principal place of business separate books of
account for the Company which shall show a true and accurate record of all costs
and expenses incurred, all charges made, all credits made and received, and all
income derived in connection with the conduct of the Company and the operation
of its business, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principals
consistently applied, and, to the extent inconsistent therewith, in accordance
with this LLC Agreement. Except as otherwise required by the IRC, the Fiscal
Year of the Company shall be the calendar year and the books of the Company
shall be kept in accordance with the accrual method of accounting. Monthly
financials will be provided summarizing expenses, revenues, capital
expenditures, etc.
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11.2 TAX INFORMATION. Within ninety (90) days after the end of
each Fiscal Year, the Manager shall supply to each Member all information
necessary and appropriate to be included in each Member's income tax returns for
that year.
11.3 REPORTS.
(a) Within ninety (90) days after the end of each Fiscal
Year, the Manager shall cause to be prepared, and each Member furnished with,
audited financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP, including the
following:
(ii) A balance sheet of the Company as of the
last day of such Fiscal Year;
(ii) A statement of income or loss for the
Company for such Fiscal Year; and
(iii) A statement of the Members' Capital
Accounts and changes thereto for such
Fiscal Year.
(b) Within forty-five (45) days after the end of each fiscal
quarter and ten (10) days after the end of each calendar month, the Manager
shall cause to be prepared, and each Member furnished with, the following:
(i) A balance sheet of the Company as of the
last day of such quarter or month, as
appropriate, together with the prior
year's figures for the comparable
period;
(ii) A statement of income or loss for the
Company for such quarter or month, as
appropriate, together with the prior
year's figures for the comparable
period; and
(iii) A statement of the Members' Capital
Accounts and charges thereto for such
quarter or month, as appropriate,
together with the prior year's figures
for the comparable period.
11.4 OTHER INFORMATION. Each Member shall have the right,
subject to any reasonable standards imposed by agreement of the Members, to
obtain from the Company such other information as described in the Act, upon
written demand stating the purpose for such demand. The Company is authorized to
maintain its records in other than a written form, if such form is capable of
conversion into written form within a reasonable time.
11.5 TAX AUDITS/SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS. If the federal tax return
of the Company (or an individual Member with respect to an item or items of
Company income, loss, or deduction potentially affecting the tax liability of
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the Members generally) is subject to an audit by the Internal Revenue Service,
the Manager may, in the exercise of its business judgment, determine that it is
necessary to contest proposed adjustments to such return or items. If such a
determination is made, the costs and expenses of the contest of the proposed
adjustments shall be paid by the Company.
11.6 TAX ELECTIONS. The Company will elect to amortize
organizational costs. In the event of the transfer by sale or exchange of a
Member's Membership Interest, or in the event of the distribution of property,
the Company may file an election, in accordance with the applicable Treasury
Regulations, to cause the basis of the Company's property to be adjusted for
federal income tax purposes as provided by IRC ss.734, IRC ss.743, and IRC
ss.754. The determination whether to make and file any such election shall be
made by the Manager in its sole discretion.
ARTICLE XII
ADDITIONAL MEMBERS
12.1 ADMISSION TO MEMBERSHIP. After the date of formation of
the Company, any Person acceptable to the Members () may become a Member of the
Company, upon the issuance by the Company of a Membership Interest for such
consideration as the Members shall determine, subject to the terms and
conditions of this LLC Agreement. A new Member shall be allocated such
Percentage Interest and Distribution Interest as the Members shall determine,
which Percentage Interest and Distribution Interest shall be subtracted from the
Percentage Interests and Distribution Interests of existing Members, as they may
agree in writing. A new Member shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the
existing Members such representations and documents, and perform such other acts
as the existing Members deem necessary or desirable to:
(a) Confirm that the Person to be admitted as a Member has
accepted, assumed and agreed to be subject and bound by all the terms,
obligations and conditions of this LLC Agreement as the same may have been
further amended; and
(b) Assure compliance with the Act and any other applicable
state and federal laws, including securities laws and regulations.
12.2 FINANCIAL ADJUSTMENTS. No new Member shall be entitled to
any retroactive allocation of losses, income, or expense deductions incurred by
the Company. The Manager may, at its option, at the time a Member is admitted,
close the Company books (as though the Company's tax year had ended) or make pro
rata allocations of loss, income, and expense deductions to a new Member for
that portion of the Company's tax year in which a Member was admitted in
accordance with the provisions of IRC ss.706(d) and the Treasury Regulations
promulgated thereunder.
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ARTICLE XIII
DISSOLUTION AND TERMINATION
13.1 DISSOLUTION.
(a) The Company shall be dissolved upon the occurrence of
any of the following events:
(i) When the period fixed for the duration
of the Company shall expire pursuant to
Section 1.6 above; or
(ii) By the affirmative vote of Members
holding more than ninty percent (90%) of
the Percentage Interests.
13.2 EFFECT OF FILING OF CERTIFICATE OF CANCELLATION. Upon
dissolution, the Company shall cease to carry on its business, except insofar as
may be necessary for the winding up of its business.
13.3 WINDING UP, LIQUIDATION, AND DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS. The
Manager shall immediately proceed to wind up the affairs of the Company. If the
Company is dissolved and its affairs are to be wound up, the Manager shall:
(a) Sell or otherwise liquidate all of the Company's assets as
promptly as practicable (except to the extent the Manager may determine to
distribute any assets to the Members in kind);
(b) Allocate any Profit or Loss resulting from such sales to
the Members' Capital Accounts in accordance with Article VIII above;
(c) Discharge all liabilities of the Company, including
liabilities to Members who are creditors, to the extent otherwise permitted by
law, other than liabilities to Members for distributions, and establish such
reserves as may be reasonably necessary to provide for contingencies or
liabilities of the Company (for purposes of determining the Capital Accounts of
the Members, the amounts of such reserves shall be deemed to be an expense of
the Company);
(d) Distribute the remaining assets in the following order:
(i) If any assets of the Company are to be
distributed in kind, the net fair market
value of those assets as of the date of
dissolution shall be determined by the
Manager. Those assets shall be deemed to
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have been sold as of the date of dissolution
for their fair market value, and the Capital
Accounts of the Members shall be adjusted
pursuant to this LLC Agreement to reflect
such deemed sale.
(ii) The positive balance (if any) of each
Member's Capital Account (as determined
after taking into account all Capital
Account adjustments for the Company's
taxable year during which the liquidation
occurs) shall be distributed to the Members
in accordance with Section 7.3(b) above,
either in cash or in kind, as determined by
the Manager Management with any assets
distributed in kind being valued for this
purpose at their fair market value. Any such
distributions to the Members in respect of
their Capital Accounts shall be made in
accordance with the time requirements set
forth in Treasury Regulations
ss.1.7041(b)(2)(ii)(b)(2).
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this LLC
Agreement, upon a liquidation within the meaning of Treasury Regulations ss.
1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g), if any Member has a Deficit Capital Account (after giving
effect to all contributions, distributions, allocations, and other Capital
Account adjustments for all taxable years, including the year during which such
liquidation occurs), the Member shall have no obligation to make any Capital
Contribution, and the negative balance of the Member's Capital Account shall not
be considered a debt owed by the Member to the Company or to any other Person
for any purpose whatsoever.
(f) Upon completion of the winding up, liquidation, and
distribution of the assets, the Company shall be deemed terminated.
(g) The Manager shall comply with the requirements of
applicable law pertaining to the winding up of the affairs of the Company and
the final distribution of its assets.
13.4 Certificate of Cancellation. When all debts, liabilities,
and obligations have been paid and discharged or adequate provisions have been
made therefor and all of the remaining property and assets have been distributed
to the Members, a certificate of cancellation shall be filed in the Office of
the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in accordance with the Act.
13.5 RETURN OF CONTRIBUTION NONRECOURSE TO OTHER MEMBERS.
Except as provided by law or as expressly provided in this LLC Agreement, upon
dissolution, each Member shall look solely to the assets of the Company for the
return of such Member's Capital Contribution. If the Company property remaining
after the payment or discharge of the debts and liabilities of the Company is
insufficient to return the Capital Contributions of one or more Members, no
Member shall have recourse against any other Member.
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ARTICLE XIV
DEFINITIONS
14.1 DEFINITIONS. The following capitalized terms used in this
LLC Agreement shall the following meanings:
(a) "Affiliate" shall mean, with respect to any Person, a
Person that directly, or through one or more intermediaries, controls, is
controlled by, or is under common control with such first Person, where
"control" means the power to direct the management or policies of such Person;
provided that the Company shall not be deemed to be an Affiliate of either
Member or any of their respective Affiliates.
(b) "Capital Account" shall mean, with respect to any Member,
the Account maintained for such Member in accordance with the following
provisions:
(i) To each Member's Capital Account there shall
be credited such Member's Capital
Contributions, such Member's distributive
share of Profits and any items in the nature
of income or gain which are specially
allocated to such Member, and the amount of
any Company liabilities assumed by such
Member or which are secured by any property
distributed to such Member.
(ii) To each Member's Capital Account there shall
be debited the amount of cash and the Gross
Asset Value of any property distributed to
such Member pursuant to any provision of
this LLC Agreement, such Member's
distributive share of Losses and any items
in the nature of expenses or losses which
are specially allocated to such Member
pursuant to Section 17.1 or Section 17.2
hereof and the amount of any liabilities of
such Member assumed by the Company or which
are secured by any property contributed by
such Member to the Company.
(iii) In the event of a transfer of all or a
portion of a Membership Interest in the
Company in accordance with the terms of this
LLC Agreement, the transferee shall succeed
to the Capital Account of the transferor to
the extent it relates to the transferred
Membership Interest.
(iv) In determining the amount of liability for
purposes of Sections 14.1(b)(ii) and
14.1(b)(iii) above, there shall be taken
into account IRC ss.752(c) and any other
applicable provisions of the IRC and
Treasury Regulations.
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The foregoing provisions and the other provisions of this LLC Agreement relating
to the maintenance of Capital Accounts are intended to comply with Treasury
Regulation ss. 1.704-1 (b), and shall be interpreted and applied in a manner
consistent with such Treasury Regulation.
(d) "Capital Contribution" shall mean, with respect to any
Member, the amount of money and the initial Gross Asset Value of any property
(other than money) contributed to the Company with respect to the interest in
the Company held by such Member. "Initial Capital Contribution" shall mean the
initial contribution to the capital of the Company pursuant to this LLC
Agreement.
(e) "Company" shall mean the limited liability company formed
hereby as defined in Section 1.2.
(f) "Company Minimum Gain" shall mean the minimum gain for the
Company as computed in accordance withss.1. 704-2(b )(2) andss.1. 704-2( d) of
the Treasury Regulations.
(g) "Deficit Capital Account" shall mean with respect to any
Member, the deficit balance, if any, in such Member's Capital Account as of the
end of the relevant Fiscal Year, after giving effect to the following
adjustments:
(i) Credit to such Capital Account any amount
which such Member is obligated to restore
under Treasury Regulations ss.1.704-1(b) (2)
(ii) (c), as well as any addition thereto
pursuant to the next to last sentence of
Treasury Regulations ▇▇.▇▇. 1. 704-2(g)(1)
and (i)(5);
(ii) Debit to such Capital Account the items
described in Treasury
Regulationsss.ss.1.704-1 (b)(2)(ii)(d)(4),
(5) and (6); and
(iii) This definition of Deficit Capital Account
is intended to comply with the provisions of
Treasury Regulations ss. ss. 1.7041
(b)(2)(ii)(d) and 1.704-2, and shall be
interpreted consistently with those
provisions.
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(h) "Depreciation" shall mean, for each Fiscal Year or other
period, an amount equal to the depreciation, amortization, or other cost
recovery deduction allowable with respect to, an asset for such year or other
period, except that if the Gross Asset Value of an asset differs from its
adjusted basis for federal income tax purposes at the beginning of such year or
other period, Depreciation shall be an amount which bears the same ratio to such
beginning Gross Asset Value as the federal income tax depreciation,
amortization, or other cost recovery deduction for such year or other period
bears to such beginning adjusted tax basis; provided, however, that if the
federal income tax depreciation, amortization, or other cost recovery deduction
for such year is zero, Depreciation shall be determined with reference to such
beginning Gross Asset Value using any reasonable method selected by the Manager.
(i) "Distribution Interest" shall mean, with respect to any
Member, the Distribution Interest set forth opposite such Member's name on
Exhibit A attached hereto. In the event any Membership Interest is transferred
in accordance with the provisions of this LLC Agreement, the transferee of such
interest shall succeed to the Distribution Interest of the transferor to the
extent it relates to the transferred interest.
(j) "Economic Interest" shall mean a Member's share of one or
more of the Company's Net Profits, Net Losses, and distributions of the
Company's assets pursuant to this LLC Agreement and the Act, but shall not
include any right to participate in the management or affairs of the Company,
including the right to vote on, consent to, or otherwise participate in any
decision of the members of the Manager.
(k) "Fiscal Year" shall mean the Company's fiscal year
corresponding to a calendar year.
(l) "Gross Asset Value" shall mean, with respect to any asset,
the asset's adjusted basis for federal income tax purposes, except as follows:
(i) The initial Gross Asset Value of any asset
contributed by a Member to the Company shall
be the gross fair market value of such
asset, as determined by the Manger.
(ii) The Gross Asset Value of all Company assets
shall be adjusted to equal their respective
gross fair market values, as determined by
the Manger, as of the following times: (A)
the acquisition of an additional interest in
the Company by any new or existing Member in
exchange for more than a de minimis Capital
Contribution; (B) the distribution by the
Company to a Member of more than a de
minimis amount of property as consideration
for an interest in the Company; and (C) the
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liquidation of the Company within the
meaning of Treasury
Regulationss.1.7041(b)(2)(ii)(g); provided,
however, that adjustments pursuant to
clauses (A) and (B) above shall be made only
if the Manager reasonably determines that
such adjustments are necessary or
appropriate to reflect the relative Economic
Interests of the Members in the Company.
(iii) The Gross Asset Value of any asset
distributed to any Member shall be adjusted
to equal the gross fair market value of such
asset on the date of distribution as
determined by the Members Management
Committee.
(iv) The Gross Asset Values of Company assets
shall be increased (or decreased) to reflect
any adjustments to the adjusted basis of
such assets pursuant to IRCss.734(b) or
IRCss.7 43(b), but only to the extent that
such adjustments are taken into account in
determining Capital Accounts pursuant to
Treasury Regulationsss.1,304-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)
and Sections 16.1(w)(vi) and 17.1(h) hereof,
provided, however, that Gross Asset Values
shall not be adjusted pursuant to Section
16.1 (k)(ii) to the extent the Manager
determines that an adjustment pursuant to
Section 16.1 (k)(iii) hereof is necessary or
appropriate in connection with a transaction
that would otherwise result in an ad
adjustment pursuant to this Section
16.1(k)(iv).
If the Gross Asset Value of an asset has been determined or adjusted pursuant to
Section 16.1(k)(i), Section 16.1 (k)(ii), or Section 16.1 (k)(iv) hereof, such
Gross Asset Value shall thereafter be adjusted by the Depreciation taken into
account with respect to such asset for purposes of computing Profits and Losses.
(m) "IRC" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or
corresponding provisions of subsequent superseding federal revenue laws.
(n) "Member Nonrecourse Debt" shall mean the nonrecourse debt
of a Member computed in accordance with Treasury Regulationss.1.704-2(b)(4).
(o) "Member Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain" shall mean an
amount, with respect to each Member Nonrecourse Debt, equal to the Company
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Minimum Gain that would result if such Member Nonrecourse Debt were treated as a
Nonrecourse Liability, determined in accordance with Treasury Regulation ss. 1.
704-2(i)(3).
(p) "Member Nonrecourse Deductions" shall mean the nonrecourse
deductions computed in accordance with Treasury Regulationsss.1.704-2(i)(1) and
ss.1.704-2(i)(2).
(q) "Membership Interest" shall mean a Member's entire
interest in the Company including the Member's Economic Interest and the right
to participate in the management of the business and affairs of the Company,
including the right to vote on, consent to, or otherwise participate in any
decision or action of or by the Members granted pursuant to this LLC Agreement
and the Act. The Membership Interest created hereunder shall be a single series,
without designation of separate classes or groups having relative rights, powers
or duties among the Members.
(r) "Net Cash Flow" shall mean, with respect to any period,
the gross cash proceeds from Company operations for such period less the sum of
(A) all Company costs, expenses, debt payments, capital improvements,
replacements, and contingencies paid or incurred for such period and (B) a
reserve for such costs, expenses, debt payments, capital improvements,
replacements, and contingencies anticipated to become or be incurred during the
180 days next succeeding such period as determined by the Manager. "Net Cash
Flow" shall not be reduced by depreciation, amortization, cost recovery
deductions, or similar allowances, but shall be increased by any reductions to
reserves previously established. In the event that the Manager is unable to
approve the amount of said 180 days reserve, then on the first such occasion the
amount of the 180 day reserve shall be equal to the average of the latest two
180 day reserves previously approved. With respect to the second and any
subsequent occasions on which the Manager is unable to approve a 180 day
reserve, there shall be no further quarterly distributions until the Manager
approves a 180 day reserve amount.
(s) "Nonrecourse Deductions" shall mean nonrecourse deductions
as defined in Treasury Regulationss.1. 704-2(b)(1).
(t) "Nonrecourse Liability" shall mean nonrecourse liability
as defined in Treasury Regulation ss. 1.704-2(b )(3).
(u) "Percentage Interest" shall mean, with respect to any
Member, the Percentage Interest set forth opposite such Member's name on Exhibit
A attached hereto. In the event any Membership Interest is transferred in
accordance with the provisions of this LLC Agreement, the transferee of such
interest shall succeed to the Percentage Interest of the transferor to the
extent it relates to the transferred interest.
(v) "Person" shall mean any individual, corporation,
partnership (whether general or limited), limited liability company, trust,
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estate, association, custodian or nominee, and the heirs, executors,
administrators, legal representatives, successors, and assigns of the "Person"
when the context so permits.
(w) "Profits" and "Losses" shall mean, for each Fiscal Year,
an amount equal to the Company's taxable income or loss for such Fiscal Year,
determined in accordance with IRC ss.703(a) (for this purpose, all items of
income, gain, loss or deduction required to be stated separately pursuant to IRC
ss.703(a)(1) shall be included in taxable income or loss) with the following
adjustments:
(i) Any income of the Company that is exempt
from federal income tax and not otherwise
taken into account in computing Profits or
Losses pursuant to this Section 16.1(w)
shall be added to such taxable income or
loss;
(ii) Any expenditures of the Company described in
IRC ss.705(a)(2)(B) or treated as IRC
ss.705(a)(2)(B) expenditures pursuant to
Treasury Regulation ss. 1.704-1 (b
)(2)(iv)(i), and not otherwise taken into
account in computing Profits or Losses
pursuant to this Section 16.1(w) shall be
subtracted from such taxable income or loss;
(iii) in the event the Gross Asset Value of any
Company asset is adjusted pursuant to
Section 16.1 (1)(ii) or Section 16.1
(1)(iii) hereof, the amount of such
adjustment shall be taken into account as
gain or loss from the disposition of such
asset for purposes of computing Profits or
Losses;
(iv) Gain or loss resulting from any disposition
of property with respect to which gain or
loss is recognized for federal income tax
purposes shall be computed by reference to
the Gross Asset Value of the property
disposed of, notwithstanding that the
adjusted tax basis of such property differs
from its Gross Asset Value;
(v) In lieu of the depreciation, amortization,
and other cost recovery deductions taken
into account in computing such taxable
income or loss, there shall be taken into
account Depreciation for such Fiscal Year,
computed in accordance with Section 16. 1
(h) hereof,
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(vi) To the extent an adjustment to the adjusted
tax basis of any Company asset pursuant to
IRC ss.734(b) or IRCss.743(b) is required
pursuant to Treasury Regulation
ss.1.7041(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4) to be taken into
account in determining Capital Accounts as a
result of a distribution other than in
complete liquidation of a Member's interest,
the amount of such adjustment shall be
treated as an item of gain (if the
adjustment increases the basis of the asset)
or loss (if the adjustment decreases the
basis of the asset) from the disposition of
the asset and shall be taken into account
for purposes of computing Profits or Losses;
and
(vii) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Section 14(w), a items which are specially
allocated pursuant to Section 15.1 (other
than Section 15.1 (a)) or Section 17.2
hereof shall not be taken into account in
computing Profits or Losses.
The amounts of the items of Company income, gain, loss, or deduction available
to be specially allocated pursuant to Sections 15.1 and 15.2 hereof shall be
determined by applying rules analogous to those set forth in Sections 14.1(w)(i)
through 14.1(w)(vii) above.
(x) "Treasury Regulations" shall mean the proposed, temporary,
and final regulations promulgated under the IRC in effect as of the date of
filing the Company's Certificate of Formation, and the corresponding sections of
any regulations subsequently issued that amend or supersede those regulations.
ARTICLE XV
SPECIAL TAX ALLOCATION
15.1 SPECIAL ALLOCATIONS. The following special allocations
shall apply:
(a) Limitation on Losses. The Losses allocated pursuant to
Section 8.2 hereof shall not exceed the maximum amount of Losses that can be so
allocated without causing any Member to have a Deficit Capital Account at the
end of any Fiscal Year. In the event some but not all of the Members would have
Deficit Capital Accounts as a consequence of an allocation of Losses pursuant to
Section 8.2 hereof, the limitation set forth in this Section 8.2 shall be
applied on a Member by Member basis so as to allocate the maximum permissible
Losses to each Member under Treasury Regulation ss. 1.704-1 (b )(2)(ii)( d).
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(b) Minimum Gain Chargeback. Except as otherwise provided in
Treasury Regulationss.1.704-2(f), notwithstanding any other provision of this
LLC Agreement, if there is a net decrease in Company Minimum Gain during any
Fiscal Year, each Member shall be specially allocated items of Company income
and gain for such Fiscal Year (and, if necessary, subsequent Fiscal Years) in an
amount equal to such Member's share of the net decrease in Company Minimum Gain,
determined in accordance with Treasury Regulation ss. 1.704-2(g). Allocations
pursuant to the previous sentence shall be made in proportion to the respective
amounts required to be allocated to each Member pursuant thereto. The items to
be so allocated shall be determined in accordance with Treasury Regulation
ss.1.704-2(f)(6) and ss.1.704-20)(2). This Section 17.1(b) is intended to comply
with the minimum gain chargeback requirement in ss. 1.704-2(f) of the Treasury
Regulation and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.
(c) Member Minimum Gain Chargeback. Except as otherwise
provided in Treasury Regulation ss.1. 704-2(i)( 4), notwithstanding any other
provision of this LLC Agreement, if there is a net decrease in Member
Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain attributable to a Member Nonrecourse Debt during
any Company Fiscal Year, each Member who has a share of the Member Nonrecourse
Debt Minimum Gain attributable to such Member Nonrecourse Debt, determined in
accordance with Treasury Regulation ss. 1. 704-2(i)( 5), shall be specially
allocated items of Company income and gain for such Fiscal Year (and, if
necessary, subsequent Fiscal Years) in an amount equal to such Member's share of
the net decrease in Member Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain attributable to such
Member Nonrecourse Debt, determined in accordance with Regulation ss.
1.7042(i)(4). Allocations pursuant to the previous sentence shall be made in
proportion to the respective amounts required to be allocated to each Member
pursuant thereto. The items to be so allocated shall be determined in accordance
with Treasury Regulation ss.1.704-2(i)(4) and ss.1.704-20)(2). This Section 17
..1 (c) is intended to comply with the minimum gain chargeback requirement in
Treasury Regulation ss. 1. 7042(i)( 4) and shall be interpreted consistently
therewith.
(d) Qualified Income Offset. In the event any Member
unexpectedly receives any adjustments, allocations or distributions described in
ss. 1. 704-1 (b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), ss. 1.7041(b)(2)(ii)(d)(5), or ss.
1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(6) of the Treasury Regulation, items of Company income and
gain shall be specially allocated to each such Member in an amount and manner
sufficient to eliminate, to the extent required by the Treasury Regulation, the
Deficit Capital Account of such Member as quickly as possible, provided that an
allocation pursuant to this Section 17 .1 (d) shall be made only if and to the
extent that such Member would have a Deficit Capital Account after all other
allocations provided for in this Article XVII have been tentatively made as if
this Section 17.1(d) were not in this LLC Agreement.
(e) Gross Income Allocation. In the event any Member has a
Deficit Capital Account at the end of any Fiscal Year, each such Member shall be
specially allocated items of Company income and gain in the amount of such
deficit as quickly as possible, provided that an allocation pursuant to this
Section 17.1 (e) shall be made only if and to the extent that such Member would
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have a Deficit Capital Account after all other allocations provided for in this
LLC Agreement have been made as if Section 17 .1 (d) hereof and this Section
17.1 (e) were not in this LLC Agreement.
(f) Nonrecourse Deductions. Nonrecourse Deductions for any
Fiscal Year shall be specially allocated to the Members in accordance with their
Percentage Interests determined as of the first day of such Fiscal Year.
(g) Member Nonrecourse Deductions. Any Member Nonrecourse
Deductions for any Fiscal Year shall be specially allocated to the Member who
bears the economic risk of loss with respect to the Member Nonrecourse Debt to
which such Member Nonrecourse Deductions are attributable in accordance with
Treasury Regulation ss.1.704-2(i)(1).
(h) IRCss.754 Adjustment. To the extent an adjustment to the
adjusted tax basis of any Company asset pursuant to IRC ss.734(b) or IRC
ss.743(b) is required, pursuant to Treasury Regulation
ss.1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(2) or ss.1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4), to be taken into
account in determining Capital Accounts as the result of a distribution to a
Member in complete liquidation of such Member's interest in the Company, the
amount of such adjustment to the Capital Accounts shall be treated as an item of
gain (if the adjustment increases the basis of the asset) or loss (if the
adjustment decreases such basis) and such gain or loss shall be specially
allocated to the Members in accordance with their interests in the Company in
the event Treasury Regulation ss. 1.7041 (b )(2)(iv)(m)(2) applies, or to the
Members to whom such distribution was made in the event Treasury Regulation ss.
1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4) applies.
(i) Allocations Relating to Taxable Issuance of Company
Interests. Any income, gain, loss or deduction realized as a direct or indirect
result of the issuance of an interest in the Company to a Member (the "Issuance
Items") shall be allocated among the Members so that, to the extent possible,
the net amount of such Issuance Items, together with all other allocations under
this LLC Agreement to each Member, shall be equal to the net amount that would
have been allocated to each such Member if the Issuance Items had not been
realized.
15.2 CURATIVE ALLOCATIONS. The allocations set forth in
Sections 15.1(b), 15.1(c), 15.1(d), 15.1(e), 15.1(f), 15.1(g) and 15.1(h) hereof
(the "Regulatory Allocations") are intended to comply with certain requirements
of the Treasury Regulations. It is the intent of the Members that, to the extent
possible, all Regulatory Allocations shall be offset either with other
Regulatory Allocations or with special allocations of other items of income,
gain, loss or deduction pursuant to this Section 15.2.
15.3 OTHER ALLOCATION RULES.
(a) For purposes of determining the Profits, Losses, or any
other items allocable to any period within a Fiscal Year, Profits, Losses, and
any such other items shall be determined on a daily, monthly, or other basis, as
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determined by the Manager using any permissible method under IRC ss.706 and the
Treasury Regulations thereunder, which takes into account the varying interests
of the Members during each Fiscal Year.
(b) All allocations to the Members pursuant to this LLC
Agreement shall, except as otherwise provided, be divided among them in
proportion to their Percentage Interests.
(c) The Members are aware of the income tax consequences of
the allocations made by this LLC Agreement and hereby agree to be bound by the
provisions hereof in reporting their shares of Profits and Losses for income tax
purposes.
(d) Solely for purposes of determining a Member's
proportionate share of the "excess nonrecourse liabilities" of the Company,
within the meaning of Treasury Regulation ss. 1.752-3(a)(3), the Members'
interests in Profits are in accordance with their Percentage Interests.
(e) To the extent permitted by Treasury Regulationss.1.
704-2(h)(3), the Manager shall endeavor not to treat distributions of Net Cash
Flow as having been made from the proceeds of a Nonrecourse Liability or a
Member Nonrecourse Debt, but only to the extent that such distributions would
cause or increase a Deficit Capital Account for any Member.
15.4 PRE-CONTRIBUTION GAIN ALLOCATIONS IRC SS.704(C)
(a) In accordance with IRC ss.704(c)(1)(A) and Treasury
Regulation ss. 1.704-3, if a Member contributes property with a fair market
value that differs from its adjusted basis at the time of contribution, income,
gain, loss, and deductions for the property shall, solely for federal income tax
purposes, be allocated among the Members so as to take account of any variation
between the adjusted basis of the property to the Company and its fair market
value at the time of contribution.
(b) Pursuant to IRC ss.704(c)(1)(B), if any contributed
property is distributed by the Company other than to the contributing Member
within seven (7) years of being contributed, then, except as provided in IRC ss.
704(c)(2), the contributing Member shall, solely for federal income tax purposes
and not for Capital Account purposes, be treated as recognizing gain or loss
from the sale of the property in an amount equal to the gain or loss that would
have been allocated to the Member under IRC ss.704(c)(1)(A) if the property had
been sold at its fair market value at the time of the distribution.
(c) In the case of any distribution by the Company to a
Member, the Member shall, solely for federal income tax purposes and not for
Capital Account purposes, be treated as recognizing gain in an amount equal to
the lesser of
(i) The excess, if any, of the fair market value
of the property (other than money) received
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in the distribution over the adjusted basis
of the Member's Membership Interest in the
Company immediately before the distribution
reduced (but not below zero) by the amount
of money received in the distribution; or
(ii) The Net Pre-Contribution Gain (as defined in
IRCss.737(b)) of the Member. The Net
Pre-Contribution Gain means the net gain, if
any, which would have been recognized by the
distributee Member under IRCss.704(c)(1)(B)
if all property which had been contributed
to the Company within seven (7) years of the
distribution, and is held by the Company
immediately before the distribution, had
been distributed by the Company to another
Member. If any portion of the property
distributed consists of property which had
been contributed by the distributee Member
to the Company, then the property shall not
be taken into account under this Section
17.4(c)(ii) and shall not be taken into
account in determining the amount of the Net
Pre-Contribution Gain. If the property
distributed consists of an interest in an
entity, the preceding sentence shall not
apply to the extent that the value of the
interest is attributable to the property
contributed to the entity after such
interest had been contributed to the
Company.
(d) In connection with a Capital Contribution of money or
other property (other than a de minimis amount) by a new or existing Member or
as consideration for an Economic Interest or Membership Interest, or in
connection with the liquidation of the Company or a distribution of money or
other property (other than a de minimis amount) by the Company to a retiring
Member as consideration for an Economic Interest or Membership Interest, the
Capital Accounts of the Members shall be adjusted to reflect a revaluation of
Company property (including intangible assets) in accordance with Treasury
Regulation ss.1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f). If under Treasury Regulation ss. 1.704-1 (b
)(2)(iv)(f), Company property that has been revalued is properly reflected in
the Capital Accounts and on the books of the Company at a book value that
differs from the adjusted tax basis of the property, then depreciation,
depletion, amortization and gain or loss with respect to such property shall be
shared among the Members in a manner that takes account of the variation between
the adjusted tax basis of such property and its book value, in the same manner
as variations between the adjusted tax basis and fair market value of property
contributed to the Company are taken into account in determining the Members'
shares of tax items under IRC ss. 704( c).
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ARTICLE XVI
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
16.1 NOTICES. Any notice, demand, or communication required or
permitted to be given by any provision of this LLC Agreement shall be deemed to
have been sufficiently given or served for all purposes if delivered personally
to the Person or to an officer of the Person to whom the same is directed or, if
sent by registered or certified mail, postage and charges prepaid, addressed to
the Member's and/or Company's address, as appropriate, which is set forth in
this LLC Agreement or in Exhibit A hereto.
16.2 APPLICATION OF DELAWARE LAW; ENFORCEMENT. This LLC
Agreement, and the application or interpretation hereof, shall be governed by
the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to Delaware conflicts of laws
principles. The Members agree that any action to interpret, apply or enforce the
provisions of this LLC Agreement, or the duties, obligations or liabilities of
the Company to the Members, or the duties, obligations or liabilities among
Members and of Members to the Company, or the rights or powers of, or
restrictions on, the Company or its Members, may be brought in the Court of
Chancery of the State of Delaware.
16.3 WAIVER OF ACTION FOR PARTITION. Each Member irrevocably
waives during the Term hereof any right to maintain any action for partition
with respect to the property of the Company.
18.4 AMENDMENTS. This LLC Agreement may not be amended except
by the unanimous written agreement of the Members.
16.5 EXECUTION OF ADDITIONAL INSTRUMENTS. Each Member hereby
agrees to execute such other and further statements of interest and holdings,
designations, powers of attorney, and other instruments necessary to comply with
any laws, rules, or regulations.
16.6 CONSTRUCTION. Whenever the singular number is used in
this LLC Agreement and when required by the context, the same shall include the
plural and vice versa, and the masculine gender shall include the feminine and
neuter genders and vice versa. The use herein of the words "include," "includes"
and "including" shall be by way of illustration only, and such words are used
without limitation to matters enumerated or specified thereafter. The use of the
words "hereto," "herein," "hereinafter," and "hereunder" refer to this LLC
Agreement in its entirety.
16.7 HEADINGS. The headings in this LLC Agreement are for
convenience only and are in no way intended to describe, interpret, define, or
limit the scope, extent, or intent of this LLC Agreement or any of its
provisions.
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16.8 WAIVERS. The failure of any party to seek redress for
violation of or to insist upon the strict performance of any covenant or
condition of this LLC Agreement shall not prevent a subsequent act, that would
have originally constituted a violation, from having the effect of an original
violation.
16.9 RIGHTS AND REMEDIES CUMULATIVE. The rights and remedies
provided by this LLC Agreement are cumulative and the use of anyone right or
remedy by any party shall not preclude or waive the right to use any or all
other remedies. Said rights and remedies are given in addition to any other
rights the parties may have by law, statute, ordinance, or otherwise.
16.10 SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this LLC Agreement or
its application to any person or circumstance shall be invalid, illegal, or
unenforceable to any extent, the remainder of this LLC Agreement and its
application shall not be affected and shall be enforceable to the fullest extent
permitted by law.
16.11 SUCCESSORS, AND ASSIGNS. Each and all of the covenants,
terms, provisions, and agreements contained in this LLC Agreement shall be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Members and, to the extent
permitted by this LLC Agreement, their respective successors, and assigns.
16.12 CREDITORS. None of the provisions of this LLC Agreement
shall be for the benefit of or enforceable by any creditors of the Company.
16.13 COUNTERPARTS. This LLC Agreement may be executed in
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall
constitute one and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this LLC
Agreement as of the date first written above.
GENERON IGS, INC.
By: ________________________________
SUPERIOR ENERGY, LLC.
By: ________________________________
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EXHIBIT A
PERCENTAGE AND DISTRIBUTION INTERESTS
INTERNATIONAL SUPERIOR ENERGY
Member Name Capital Account Percentage Interest Distribution Interest
----------------- -------------------- ------------------- ---------------------
Superior $80 80 80
Generon $20 20 20
Schedule 2.1(a)
None
Schedule 2.1(b)
None