WDS LLC AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT
Exhibit 3.84
WDS LLC
AMENDED AND RESTATED
This Limited Liability Company Agreement of WDS LLC (the “Company”) is entered into as of
August 27, 2007 by Nortek, Inc. (the “Member”).
1. Name. The name of the Company is WDS LLC.
2. Formation, Qualification, Etc. The Company has been formed heretofore by the filing
of a Certificate of Formation (the “Certificate”) on November 12, 2003 with the Secretary of State
of the State of Delaware (the “Secretary of State”) pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 18 of
Title 6 of the Delaware Code Annotated (as amended and in effect from time to time, the “Act”), and
the actions of any party taken in order to effect such filing are ratified and approved. The Member
and any Officers (as defined below in Section 14), and each of them, is authorized to execute,
deliver and file any other certificates (and any amendments and/or restatements thereof) necessary
to continue the good standing of the Company in the State of Delaware or for the Company to qualify
to do business in any jurisdiction in which the Company may wish to conduct business.
3. Purpose. The purpose of the Company is to engage in any activity that may be
lawfully carried on by a limited liability company organized under the Act.
4. Term of the Company. The term of existence of the Company commenced on the date of
the filing of the Certificate with the Secretary of State, and shall continue until the dissolution
of the Company has been completed pursuant to Section 18 and the Certificate has been canceled in
the manner required by the Act.
5. Principal Business Office. The principal business office of the Company shall be
located at such location as is determined by the Member from time to time.
6. Registered Office and Agent in Delaware. The address of the registered office of
the Company in the State of Delaware is c/o Corporation Service Company, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇,
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Corporation Service Company.
7. Limited Liability. Except as otherwise explicitly provided by the Act, the debts,
obligations and liabilities of the Company, whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise, shall
be solely the debts, obligations and liabilities of the Company. No Indemnified Party (as defined
below in Section 16) shall be obligated personally for any such debt, obligation or liability of
the Company solely by reason of having any status which makes such party an Indemnified Party.
8. Admission of Members. The Member is admitted as a member of the Company effective
upon its execution and delivery of this Agreement. Additional members of the Company may be
admitted with the prior consent of the Member, but until any such additional
members are so admitted at a time when the Member remains a member of the Company, the Member shall
be the sole member of the Company.
9. Management. The management of the Company shall be vested exclusively in the
Member, and the Member may exercise such management authority in its sole discretion. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Member shall have the power and authority to bind the
Company and to do any and all acts necessary, convenient or incidental to or for the furtherance of
the purpose of the Company described herein, including all powers and authorities, statutory or
otherwise, possessed by members of a limited liability company under the Act or other applicable
law. Any and all agreements, contracts and other documents or instruments affecting or relating to
the business and affairs of the Company may be executed on the Company’s behalf by the Member
alone.
10. Capital Contributions. A member of the Company, including the Member, shall make
contributions to the capital of the Company in such amounts and such manner as shall be agreed in
writing between the Company and such member, and no member shall have any obligation to contribute
capital to the Company except in accordance with any such agreement.
11. Title to Assets. All assets of the Company, whether real or personal property,
shall be held in the name of the Company.
12. Allocation of Profits and Losses. The Company’s profits and losses shall be
allocated to the Member.
13. Distributions. Distributions shall be made to the Member at the times and in the
aggregate amounts determined by the Member. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained
in this Agreement, the Company shall not make a distribution to the Member on account of its
interest in the Company if such distribution would violate applicable law.
14. Officers. The Member may, from time to time as it deems advisable, appoint
officers of the Company (the “Officers”) and assign in writing titles (including, without
limitation, President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer), authorities and duties to any
such person. Unless the Member decides otherwise, if the title is one commonly used for officers of
a business corporation formed under the Delaware General Corporation Law, the assignment of such
title shall constitute the delegation to such person of the authorities and duties that are
normally associated with that office. Any delegation pursuant to this Section 14 may be revoked at
any time by the Member.
15. Other Business. The Member or its affiliates may, now or in the future, engage in
or possess an interest in other business ventures of every kind and description, independently or
with others and whether similar to or different than the activities of the Company. The Company
shall not have any rights in or to such other ventures or the income or profits therefrom by virtue
of this Agreement, the status of the Member as a member of the Company, the exclusive rights of the
Member to manage the Company as contemplated by Section 9 hereof or any other rights or obligations
of the Member.
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16. Liability and Indemnification.
(a) To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnified Party shall not be
liable to the Company or any other party who has an interest in the Company for any act or omission
that was suffered or taken by such Indemnified Party in good faith and that (i) is not in material
breach of this Agreement, (ii) does not constitute fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct or
willful violation of law, and (iii) with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, was suffered
or taken without reasonable cause to believe that such Indemnified Party’s conduct was unlawful.
(b) To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law and subject to the other limits set
forth in this Section 16, each Indemnified Party shall be fully protected and indemnified by the
Company out of Company assets against all liabilities and losses (including amounts paid in respect
of judgments, fines, penalties or, if approved by the Member, settlement of litigation, and legal
fees and expenses reasonably incurred in connection with any pending or threatened litigation or
proceeding) suffered by virtue of serving as an Indemnified Party with respect to any action or
omission suffered or taken in good faith that (i) is not in material breach of this Agreement, (ii)
does not constitute fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct or willful violation of law, and
(iii) with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, was suffered or taken without reasonable
cause to believe that such Indemnified Party’s conduct was unlawful. The Company may (and in the
case of the Member as an Indemnified Party, will) advance expenses, including legal fees, for which
any Indemnified Party would be entitled by this Agreement to be indemnified upon receipt of an
unsecured undertaking by such Indemnified Party to repay such advances if it is ultimately
determined by a court or other tribunal of proper jurisdiction that indemnification for such
expenses is not permitted by law or authorized by this Agreement.
(c) For all purposes of this Agreement, actions or omissions taken or suffered by the Member
regarding any matter which this Agreement provides is in the discretion or sole discretion of the
Member shall be conclusively deemed not to constitute fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct
or willful violation of law. Each Indemnified Party may consult with reputable outside legal
counsel selected by the Company, and any action or omission taken or suffered in good faith in
reliance and accordance with the opinion or advice of such counsel shall be conclusive evidence
that such action or omission (i) did not materially violate this Agreement, (ii) did not constitute
fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct or willful violation of law, and (iii) with respect to
any criminal action or proceeding, was suffered or taken without reasonable cause to believe his
conduct was unlawful.
(d) None of the provisions of this Section 16 shall be deemed to create or grant any rights in
favor of Indemnified Parties that cannot be discharged out of the assets of the Company or in favor
of anyone other than Indemnified Parties and the other parties listed in the first sentence of
Section 16(e); this provision excludes, among others, any right of subrogation in favor of any
insurer or surety. The rights granted under this Section 16 shall survive the termination,
dissolution and winding up of the Company.
(e) The term “Indemnified Party” means the Member and each Officer. The rights of each
Indemnified Party under this Section 16 shall inure to the benefit of the successors, assigns,
heirs and personal representatives of such Indemnified Party. However, it is expressly
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understood and agreed that no party who is an Officer shall have any right of exculpation,
indemnification or otherwise under this Section 16 with respect to any action or omission taken or
suffered by such party at any time after such party ceases to be an Officer (whether the action
resulting in such party ceasing to be an Officer is voluntary, involuntary or otherwise), or in
respect of any controversy relating in any respect to such party’s ceasing to be an Officer, or in
respect of any claim or cause of action against the Company (other than in connection with
enforcing such party’s rights against the Company under this Section 16), the Member or any
affiliate of the Member, or any of the members, partners, stockholders, directors, managers,
officers, employees, agents or other representatives of any of the foregoing.
17. Assignments. The Member may assign in whole or in part its membership interest in
the Company. If the Member transfers all of its membership interest in the Company pursuant to this
Section, the transferee shall be admitted to the Company upon its execution of an instrument
signifying its agreement to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Such admission
shall be deemed effective immediately prior to the transfer, and, immediately following such
admission, the transferor Member shall cease to be a member of the Company.
18. Dissolution.
(a) The Company shall dissolve, and its affairs shall be wound up upon the first to occur of
the following: (i) the written consent of the Member, (ii) the retirement, resignation or
dissolution of the Member or the occurrence of any other event which terminates the continued
membership of the Member in the Company unless the business of the Company is continued in a manner
permitted by the Act, or (iii) the entry of a decree of judicial dissolution under Section 18-802
of the Act.
(b) The bankruptcy of the Member will not cause the Member to cease to be a member of the
Company and upon the occurrence of such an event, the business of the Company shall continue
without dissolution.
(c) In the event of dissolution, the Company shall conduct only such activities as are
necessary to wind up its affairs (including the sale of the assets of the Company in an orderly
manner), and the assets of the Company shall be applied in the manner, and in the order of
priority, set forth in Section 18-804 of the Act.
19. Tax Status of Company. So long as the Company has only one member, the Company
shall be disregarded as an entity separate from the Member as provided in Treasury Regulation
Section 301.7701-3(b), as hereafter amended or supplemented.
20. 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 which are
valid, enforceable and legal.
21. Construction of Agreement. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and shall
bind, the Member and its respective representatives, successors and assigns. No creditor of
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the Company or other party shall be a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement, except as
specifically provided with respect to Indemnified Parties as contemplated by Section 16.
22. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each
of which shall be deemed an original of this Agreement.
23. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the Member
with respect to the subject matter hereof.
24. 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).
25. Amendments. This Agreement may not be modified, altered, supplemented or amended
except pursuant to a written agreement executed and delivered by the Member.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, intending to be legally bound hereby, has duly executed
this Limited Liability Company Agreement as of the date first written above.
| NORTEK, INC. |
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| By: | /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ | |||
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| Vice President and Treasurer | ||||
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