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OPERATING AGREEMENT
OF
FRIENDS VENTURES LLC
A New York Limited Liability Company
OPERATING AGREEMENT of FRIENDS VENTURES LLC dated as of September _,
2014 (this "Agreement") by, among and between FRIENDS VENTURES LLC, a New York
limited liability company (the "Company"), LEON D. BLACK, an individual with an address at
760 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10021 ("Black") and RONALD S. LAUDER, an
individual with an address at ("Lauder") (each of Black and
Lauder is a "Member" and collectively the "Members").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Members have formed the Company as a New York limited liability
company pursuant to the Limited Liability Company Law of the State of New York, as amended
(the "dips");
WHEREAS, the expressed primary purpose of the Company is to purchase and hold the
property listed on Exhibit A (the "Property") as investment property; and
WHEREAS, the Members and the Company desire to enter into this Agreement in order
to state the terms and conditions of the ongoing operation and management of the Company;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the agreements herein
contained and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Members and the Company hereby agree
as follows:
I. FORMATION
1.1 Formation; Name; Office. The Members have formed the Company under
and pursuant to the Act to be conducted under the name "FRIENDS VENTURES LLC." The
business office of the Company shall be c/o Elysium Management LLC, 445 Park Avenue, Suite
1401, New York, New York 10022.
1.2 Purposes. The purposes for which the Company has been formed are:
(a) To purchase and acquire the Property as investment property;
(b) To own, maintain, finance, sell, dispose of and otherwise deal with
the Property; and
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(c) To take any and all actions and to engage in any and all activities
which are incidental or reasonably related to, or necessary or desirable in connection with, any
purposes of the Company as described herein.
1.3 Duration. The term of existence of the Company commenced on the date
that the Articles of Organization of the Company (the "Articles") were duly filed with the
Secretary of State of the State of New York and shall be perpetual, unless the Company is earlier
dissolved in accordance with either the terms and provisions of this Agreement or the Act.
1.4 Registered Agent. The registered agent of the Company upon whom
process against the Company may be served shall be Corporation Services Company, 80 State
Street, Albany, New York. If the Company's registered agent shall ever resign, then the
Members shall promptly appoint a successor.
II. CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS
2.1 Initial Capital Contributions by the Members.
(a) As soon as practicable following the date on which this Agreement
is executed and delivered by all of the parties hereto, each Member shall make a cash capital
contribution to the Company (collectively, the "Initial Capital Contributions") by wire transfer of
immediately available funds in an amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of the acquisition cost
(the "Acquisition Cost") of the Property (including, without limitation, hammer price, buyer's
premium and applicable use tax), as such amount is set forth opposite the name of such Member
on Exhibit B.
(b) In consideration for each Member's Initial Capital Contribution,
effective as of the date of such contribution, each Member shall have a membership interest in
the Company (a "Membership Interest") equal to the percentage of the aggregate Membership
Interests in the Company ("Percentage of Membership Interest") set forth on Exhibit B. Exhibit
B shall reflect the name, address, Membership Interest and the Percentage of Membership
Interest of each Member and shall be revised, amended or modified to reflect the issuance,
redemption or Transfer (as defined in Section 8.1(a) of this Agreement) of any Membership
Interests.
2.2 Additional Capital Contributions.
(a) Subject to Section 2.2(b), no Member shall be obligated to make
additional capital contributions (an "Additional Capital Contribution" and, together with the
Initial Capital Contributions, the "Capital Contributions") to the capital of the Company in
excess of such Member's Initial Capital Contribution. Except as otherwise provided in Section
2.2(b), each request by the Company for Additional Capital Contributions shall be made only
upon the prior unanimous consent of the Members and shall be made by the Members on a
voluntary basis, but the making thereof shall not affect the Percentages of Membership Interests
of the Members unless otherwise agreed by the Members.
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(b) Each Member shall be obligated to make an Additional Capital
Contribution to the capital of the Company for purposes of funding the Company Expenses (as
hereinafter defined) and for such other Company purposes as determined by the Members. Each
request by the Company for an Additional Capital Contribution pursuant to this Section 2.2(b)
shall be made only upon the prior consent of each Member, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld. The Additional Capital Contribution of each Member to fund the
aggregate capital requested by the Company shall be made on the basis of the Percentage of
Membership Interest of such Member. The Members intend that "Company Expenses" shall
include, without limitation,: (i) insurance covering the Property as provided in Section 3.4
(should the Company elect to insure the Property), (ii) all fees and expenses of appraisers for any
appraisals that are contemplated by this Agreement, (iii) all maintenance, conservation and
restoration costs and expenses for the Property, including without limitation, cleaning, re-
framing and the costs of periodic condition reports and condition reports requested by a Member
pursuant to Section 3.2, (iv) any costs or expenses (including legal fees) incurred with respect to
any claim made relating to the authenticity or ownership of the Property and (v) the costs and
expenses for packing and shipping the Property from Christie's (London) to the Permitted
Location of the first Member entitled to the possession of the Property under this Agreement. To
the extent that a Member incurs a Company Expense, such Member shall have a right of
reimbursement against the other Member for such other Member's pro rata portion of the
expense attributable to such other Member's Percentage of Membership Interest. The other
Member shall make such reimbursement within thirty (30) days after a reasonably substantiated
demand in writing. The net expense of each Member for such Company Expense shall be treated
as an additional Capital Contribution of such Member.
2.3 Members' Liability. Except as otherwise expressly provided in 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, and no Member
shall be obligated personally for any such debt, obligation or liability solely by reason of being a
Member. Except as otherwise expressly provided in the Act, the liability of each Member shall
be limited to the amount of Capital Contributions required to be made by such Member in
accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement, but only when and to the extent the
same shall become due and payable pursuant to the terms and provisions of this Agreement.
2.4 Withdrawal of Capital. No Member shall have the right to withdraw any
part of its Capital Contributions prior to the liquidation and termination of the Company pursuant
to Article X of this Agreement, unless such withdrawal is provided for in this Agreement.
2.5 Uses of Capital Contributions: Interest on Capital Contributions. All
Capital Contributions received by the Company shall be utilized by the Company for Company
purposes as determined by the Members. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, no
interest shall accrue on any of the Capital Contributions.
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III. THE PROPERTY OF THE COMPANY
3.1 Title to the Property of the Company. Title to the Property and to any and
all other property, real, personal, intangible or mixed, owned by, or leased to, the Company shall
be held in the name of the Company. Neither Member shall have any right, at common law or
otherwise, to partition the Property or any other property of the Company.
3.2 Possession of the Property. Each Member will have the right to possess
and use the Property for revolving periods comprised of two and one half years (each, a
"Possession Period"). Each Possession Period will commence on the date that a Member takes
initial possession of the Property pursuant to this Section 3.2 and will not include any days in
which the Property is in transit from a Permitted Location (as defined herein). Lauder will be the
first Member entitled to possess the Property following its acquisition by the Company. Lauder
shall, with the approval of Black, make arrangements to pack, crate and ship the Property from
Christie's (London) to a Permitted Location designated by Lauder via a common carrier
acceptable to both Members. Prior to the end of each Possession Period, the Member in
possession of the Property (the "Possessing Member") shall, with the approval of the other
Member (the "Other Member"), make arrangements to pack, crate and ship the Property to a
Permitted Location designated by the Other Member via a common carrier acceptable to both
Members. Each Possessing Member shall, upon the request of the Other Member, obtain and
deliver to the Other Member, a condition report setting forth the condition of the Property as of a
date within fifteen (15) days but not more than thirty (30) days prior to the expected transfer of
possession of the Property to the Other Member. In the event such a request is made, the
Members shall jointly select and agree upon a conservator to prepare such condition report. In
the interest of continuity, the Members shall endeavor to use the same conservator to prepare
each condition report. The Property may only be held by either Member during such Member's
respective Possession Period in one of the locations set forth on Exhibit C attached hereto (a
"Permitted Location"). Any locations not included on Exhibit C (including any museums or
other cultural institutions, should the Property be loaned) must be approved in writing by both
Members. Neither Member may enter into any loan agreements with museums, foundations or
other cultural institutions without the prior written consent of the Other Member.
3.3 Care of the Property. Each Member shall exercise the same care with
respect to the Property as such Member does in the safekeeping of comparable property of his
own. Each Member shall notify the other Member immediately upon discovering that the
Property has been lost, damaged or stolen. Unless sufficient time does not allow, due to an
emergency (e.g., fire) or other exigent circumstances that would result in increased damage to
the Property if there was any delay, the Possessing Member shall not restore, conserve, un-frame
or otherwise alter the Property without the prior written consent of the Other Member which
consent will not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned. Upon reasonable notice to
the Possessing Member, the Other Member may inspect the Property at a reasonable time.
3.4 Insurance; Liability for Loss or Damage.
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(a) If the Company elects to insure the Property, it shall insure the
Property under a fine arts insurance policy providing for wall-to-wall coverage against "all risks"
of physical loss or damage at all times. Such insurance must be in form and content satisfactory
to both Members and must insure the Property with "agreed amount" basis coverage for at least
the current fair market value of the Property as determined by the most recent Annual Appraisal
or Qualified Appraisal (each as hereinafter defined) (the "Current Value") for loss, damage or
destruction (such term and its variants to include without limitation the loss of the Property due
to theft, flood, earthquake and terrorism). Such insurance shall be provided as follows: a stand-
alone policy covering only the Property, issued by a carrier or carriers (collectively, the
"insurer") licensed to do business in the State of New York and having an A.M. Best rating of
"A" or better, naming the Company as insured. The policy shall be primary and shall not contain
any term or provision that requires it to sit in excess of any other insurance policy. The policy
shall name the Company as loss payee in the event of loss, damage, or destruction of the
Property. The Company shall not modify, alter, cancel, change or terminate any insurance
coverage or policy described in this Section 3.4(a), or any term, provision, condition,
requirement or other part thereof or with regard thereto except with the prior written consent of
each Member. The policy shall be endorsed to provide for at least sixty (60) days' written notice
to the Company of any modification, alteration, cancellation, change or termination of any
coverage, whether such modification, alteration, cancellation, change or termination is initiated
by the insurer or by a Member or the Company.
(b) (i) If the Company elects not to insure the Property for any period
of time, each Member agrees, at its own expense, to insure the Property under an all risk fine arts
insurance policy, wall-to-wall against "all risks" of physical loss or damage during each such
Member's Possession Period and while the Property is in transit from the Possessing Member's
Permitted Location to the Other Member's Permitted Location, for any portion of such time that
the Company is not providing insurance coverage for the Property. Such insurance must be in
form and content satisfactory to both Members and must insure the Property with "agreed
amount" basis coverage for at least the Current Value for loss, damage or destruction (such term
and its variants to include without limitation the loss of the Property due to theft, flood,
earthquake and terrorism). Such insurance shall be provided as follows: issued by an insurer
licensed to do business in the State of New York and having an A.M. Best rating of "A" or
better, naming the Company and the Other Member as insureds or additional insureds and as loss
payees. The coverage and policy shall provide for severability of interest such that the acts or
omission of one Member, including without limitation failure to comply with the terms and
conditions of any insurance policy, shall not allow the insurer to reduce or avoid coverage with
respect to the Other Member. The policy shall name the Company, the Possessing Member and
the Other Member as insureds and loss payees, to the extent their interests appear, in the event of
loss, damage, or destruction of the Property, and regardless of any defenses the insurer may have
against the Possessing Member. The Members agree to not modify, alter, cancel, change or
terminate any insurance coverage or policy described in this Section 3.4(b), or any term,
provision, condition, requirement or other part thereof or with regard thereto except with the
prior written consent of the Company or the Other Member. The policy shall be endorsed to
provide for at least sixty (60) days' written notice to the Company and each Member of any
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modification, alteration, cancellation, change or termination of any coverage, whether such
modification, alteration, cancellation, change or termination is initiated by the insurer or by a
Member or the Company.
(ii) Each Member obtaining insurance will obtain a certificate of
insurance and additional insured and loss payee endorsements naming the Company as the
insured or additional insured and as loss payee, in a manner and using a form satisfactory to the
other Member, with respect to the Property and agreed amount coverage for loss or destruction
and evidencing compliance with the insurance requirements of this Agreement. The Member
entitled to possession shall as soon as possible after receiving the foregoing certificate and
endorsements, but not later than fifteen days (15) prior to the commencement of his Possession
Period, deliver said documents to the Other Member. Each Member agrees to pay any and all
deductibles relating to his insurance coverage for the Property.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, each
Member (the "Indemnifying Party") agrees to assume absolutely and unconditionally all liability,
and to fully reimburse and indemnify the Company (the "Indemnified Party"), for any and all
loss, damage or destruction to the Property or any part thereof occurring during the Indemnifying
Party's possession of the Property, which shall include the time during which it is in transit to the
Other Member hereunder, regardless of the cause of such loss, damage or destruction and
regardless of whether or not the Indemnifying Party is at fault with respect to such loss, damage
or destruction. It is expressly understood by the Members that by the agreement set forth in this
Section 3.4(c), the Indemnifying Party agrees to be fully liable for any and all such loss, damage
or destruction, regardless of whether or not the Indemnifying Party has received any insurance
proceeds or obtained insurance for the Property, regardless of any defenses, exclusions,
exceptions or limitations in any insurance, regardless of the insolvency of any insurer, and
regardless of the degree of care exercised by the Indemnifying Party. In the event of any loss or
destruction of the Property, the Indemnifying Party shall be liable to the Indemnified Party for
the Current Value. In the event the Property is damaged but not destroyed, the Indemnifying
Party shall be liable to the Indemnified Party for the Damage Value (as hereinafter defined). If
the Indemnified Party actually receives payment from the insurer equal to the Current Value or
the Damage Value, as the case may be, the Indemnifying Party shall have no further liability to
the Indemnified Party; provided, however, if the loss, damage or destruction is directly or
indirectly the result of or caused by any act, omission or error constituting gross negligence or
willful misconduct by the Indemnifying Party or anyone on his behalf or any of his or their
employees, agents, officers, directors, representatives or contractors, the Indemnifying Party's
liability shall not be so limited. "Damage Value" shall mean the cost of repairing and restoring
the Property after it has been damaged and the diminution in its value, if any, measured by its
Current Value immediately prior to such damage minus its fair market value as determined by
appraisal in accordance with Section 3.5(d) after such restoration and repair (the "Restoration
Date").
3.5 Appraisal of the Property; Fair Market Value.
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(a) Annual Appraisal. For purposes of determining that the Property
is adequately insured, the Company or the Member providing insurance in accordance with
Sections 3.4(a) or 3.4(b) hereof, as the case may be, shall obtain an annual appraisal of the fair
market value of the Property by an appraiser acceptable to both Members (the "Annual
Appraisal"). The Annual Appraisal need not be a Qualified Appraisal. A "Qualified Appraisal"
shall mean an appraisal meeting the requirements of Treasury Regulation §170(A)-13(c)(3) or
any successor provision thereto.
(b) Deceased Member's Membership Interest. Whenever, upon the
death of a Member (a "Deceased Member"), a Qualified Appraisal is required to initially
determine the Purchase Price of a Membership Interest such appraisal shall be prepared by a
qualified independent appraiser selected by the personal representatives of the estate of the
Deceased Member (the "Executors") and the surviving Member (the "Surviving Member"). If
they are unable to agree upon such appraiser, each of the Executors and the Surviving Member
shall select a qualified independent appraiser to prepare a draft appraisal report. The two
appraisers shall select a third appraiser who shall review the draft reports and select the report
that, in such third appraiser's opinion, better reflects the fair market value of the Membership
Interest as of the Deceased Member's date of death. The qualified independent appraiser who
produced the selected report shall prepare the Qualified Appraisal that initially determines the
Purchase Price.
(c) Damage Value. Whenever an appraisal is required to determine
the Damage Value pursuant to Section 3.4(c), such appraisal shall be prepared by an appraiser
selected the Members. If they are unable to agree upon such appraiser, each of the Members, or
each of the Executors and the Surviving Member, as the case may be, shall select an appraiser
and the two appraisers so selected shall select a third appraiser to appraise the fair market value
of Property as of the Restoration Date, as shall be applicable. Each appraiser shall render an
appraisal and the results of the three appraisals prepared shall then be averaged to determine the
fair market value of the Property as of the Restoration Date, as the case may be.
3.6 Reproduction of the Property. Subject to the copyright rights of the
Company or any third party, each Member may photograph, telecast, or reproduce the Property
for its own educational, catalog, publicity, promotional and merchandising purposes. Other uses
of the Property's image by a Member, commercial or otherwise, may be allowed only with
written permission from the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no provision of this
Agreement shall limit the right of either Member to reproduce the Property in connection with
archival, insurance-related or other internal matters. To the extent either Member owns or
acquires any copyright in the Property, such copyright shall be conveyed by such Member to the
Company. Any gross proceeds of licensing photographs, telecasts or reproductions of the
Property (less all direct costs and expenses) ("Net Proceeds") shall be remitted to the Company.
3.7 Credit Lines. All credit lines, signage, display labels, narratives, video,
and all other media shall include the following credit line: "Anonymous," unless both Members
agree that another credit line may be used. Each Member shall submit to the Company for its
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advance review and approval the proposed text of all credit lines, signage, and display labels,
such approval not to be unreasonably delayed or withheld.
3.8 Individual Expenses Relating to the Property. Each Member shall be
responsible for the costs and expenses incurred by such Member in connection with the
performance of his obligations under this Agreement and the exercise of his privileges under this
Agreement (collectively, "Individual Expenses"), including without limitation, the following
costs and expenses: (a) all reasonably necessary out-of-pocket costs incurred in connection with
the use of the Property while in a Possessing Member's possession, including without limitation,
expenses related to the display of the Property (such as installation costs, costs of lighting, etc.)
and insurance covering the Property as provided in Section 3.4 (should the Company elect not to
insure the Property), (b) the costs and expenses required to deliver the Property to the possession
of the Other Member, and (c) if a Member loans the Property to a museum, foundation or other
cultural institution as provided in Section 3.2, the costs and expenses for packing and shipping
the Property to and from the borrowing institution and insurance covering the Property during
the loan period and while in transit, unless the Members otherwise agree.
IV. MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY
4.1 Management of the Company. The Company shall be managed by the
Members, acting unanimously. The Members shall be the sole persons with the power to bind
the Company, except and to the extent that such power is expressly delegated to any other person
or entity by the Members.
4.2 Officers of the Company. The Members may appoint officers of the
Company who shall be authorized to perform such actions for and on behalf of the Company as
the Members shall determine. The President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer of the
Company shall be the individuals as may be appointed by the Members from time to time, which
individuals shall serve until the earlier of their retirement, removal, death or disability. The
Members and/or, to the extent determined by the Members, any officers or other authorized
persons appointed by the Members shall each have the power and authority to do any and all acts
necessary or convenient to or for the furtherance of the purposes of the Company set forth in this
Agreement.
4.3 General Powers of Members. Any and all decisions concerning the
business and affairs of the Company shall be made by the Members, acting unanimously.
Without limiting the generality of the immediately preceding sentence, the Members shall, acting
unanimously, have the power and authority to do all things necessary or convenient to carry out
the business and affairs of the Company.
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V. DUTIES OF MEMBERS.
5.1 No Compensation. Each Member acknowledges and agrees that such
Member shall not be entitled to any fee, salary, bonus or other compensation payments in respect
of any services performed by such Member on behalf of the Company.
5.2 Confidentiality. Each Member, on behalf of such Member and such
Member's affiliates, covenants and agrees that such Member and such Member's affiliates shall
retain in strict confidence, and shall not use for any purpose whatsoever, or divulge, disseminate
or disclose to any third party (other than in furtherance of the business purposes of the Company
or as may be required by law) all proprietary or confidential information relating to the
Company's activities, including, without limitation, the ownership, maintenance, sale or other
disposition of the Property. The provisions of this Section 5.2 shall survive and continue to bind
the Company's Members notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement or any Member's
ceasing to be a Member of the Company.
VI. MEETINGS AND VOTING OF MEMBERS
6.1 Unanimous Approval of the Members. Notwithstanding any provision
contained in this Agreement to the contrary, no act shall be taken, sum expended, decision made,
obligation incurred or power exercised by any Member on behalf of the Company except with
the unanimous consent of the Members.
VII. ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS
7.1 Fiscal and Taxable Year. The fiscal and taxable year of the Company
shall be the calendar year, unless the Members designate a different fiscal or taxable year.
7.2 Books and Accounts.
(a) Complete and accurate books and accounts shall be kept and
maintained for the Company at the Company's principal place of business or at such other place
as the Members shall select. Such books and accounts shall be kept for fiscal and tax purposes
on the cash or accrual basis, as the Members shall determine, and shall include separate accounts
for each Member. A list of the names and addresses of the Members shall be maintained as part
of the books and records of the Company. Each Member or such Member's duly authorized
representative, at such Member's own expense and upon delivering advance written notice to the
Company, shall at all reasonable times have access to, and may inspect and make copies of, such
books and accounts and any other records of the Company.
(b) All funds received by the Company shall be deposited in the name
of the Company in such bank account or accounts as the Members may designate from time to
time, and withdrawals therefrom shall be made upon the signature of the Members or upon such
other signature or signatures on behalf of the Company as the Members may designate from time
to time. All deposits and other funds not needed in the operation of the Company's business may
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be deposited in interest-bearing bank accounts, in money market funds, or invested in treasury
bills, certificates of deposit, U.S. government security-backed repurchase agreements or similar
money market instruments, or funds investing in any of the foregoing or similar types of
investments.
7.3 Financial Reports.
(a) At the request of a Member, the Company shall provide each
Member, on or about April 1 of the following year, with financial statements including a balance
sheet and the related statements of income and changes in Company capital and changes in
financial position for the prior year.
(b) The Company shall endeavor to cause to be prepared and filed, on
or before their respective due dates (as the same may be extended), all tax returns of the
Company and shall take all action as may be necessary to permit the Company's regular
accountants to prepare and timely file such returns. Schedule K-1 shall be sent to each Member
as soon as practicable after the end of each taxable year.
7.4 Tax Elections. Any elections required or permitted to be made by the
Company under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") shall be made by
the Members in such manner as the Members shall determine. In the event of an audit of the
Company by the Internal Revenue Service (the "MI") a Member, appointed by both Members,
shall act as the "tax matters partner" pursuant to Section 6231(a)(7) of the Code, and such tax
matters partner shall comply with all of its obligations as such under the Code and the
regulations promulgated thereunder, provided that any action such tax matters partner undertakes
shall be subject to prior consultation with and consent by the other Member.
7.5 Expenses. To the extent practicable, all expenses of the Company shall be
billed directly to, and be paid by, the Company. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding
sentence, all expenses and disbursements relating to the preparation of this Agreement,
including, without limitation, fees and expenses of outside counsel, shall be borne equally
between the Members.
VIII. TRANSFERS OF MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS: RIGHTS ON DEATH OF A
MEMBER
8.1 General Prohibition on Transfer.
(a) Subject to Section 8.5, without the prior consent of each Member,
no Member shall sell, convey, transfer, assign, mortgage, pledge, hypothecate, or otherwise
encumber in any way, or otherwise dispose of (collectively, a "Transfer") all or any portion of
their Membership Interest, except to another Member or as otherwise permitted by this Article
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(b) Each Member shall hold all or any part of its Membership Interest
and the economic interest therein, on the date hereof or hereafter acquired, subject to the
provisions of this Article VIII.
8.2 Further Limitations on Transfers of Members' Membership Interests.
(a) In no event may a Transfer be made if the Transfer would result in
the dissolution of the Company pursuant to the Act. In making the determination whether a
Transfer will result in such a dissolution either Member may require the assignee to furnish at
such assignee's expense an opinion of counsel passing on this issue.
(b) In no event may a Transfer be made to (and no substitute Member
shall be admitted to the Company who is) a person who has been adjudged to be insane or
incompetent.
8.3 Effect of Non-Permitted Transfers. Any attempted Transfer of the
Membership Interests of a Member not permitted by this Article VIII (a "Non-Permitted
Transfer") shall be null and void and have no effect whatsoever on the Company or its Members.
8.4 Restrictions on Becoming a Substituted Member. Notwithstanding any
other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, an assignee or transferee of a Membership
Interest shall not, without the prior unanimous consent of the Members be admitted as a Member
or have any rights in the Company other than the right to receive the distributions and allocations
relating to the Membership Interest transferred unless such assignee or transferee holds such
Membership Interest pursuant to a Transfer permitted by this Article VIII.
8.5 Call Rights on Death of a Member.
(a) Survivor's Call Right. In the event of the death of a Member, the
Surviving Member shall have the right (the "Survivor's Call Right") to purchase from the estate
of the Deceased Member (the "Estate") the Membership Interest of the Deceased Member (the
"Deceased Member's Interest"), which right may be exercised by the Surviving Member's
delivery of a written notice (the "Call Notice") of the exercise of such right to the Executors
within five (5) months following such death (the "Call Period").
(b) Survivor's Call Right Purchase Price. The "Purchase Price" for
the Deceased Member's Interest to be paid pursuant to Section 8.5(a) shall be the fair market
value of the Deceased Member's Interest as of the Deceased Member's date of death and shall be
initially determined by a Qualified Appraisal (the "Appraised Value") in accordance with
Section 3.5(b). The Purchase Price for the Deceased Member's Interest shall be paid (in cash) by
the later of the expiration of the Call Period or ninety (90) days following the determination of
the Appraised Value; provided, however, that if the fair market value of the Deceased Member's
Interest as finally determined for federal estate tax purposes, taking into consideration any
election that may be made under Section 2032(a) of the Code if applicable (the "Estate Value"),
is greater or less than the Appraised Value, then the Purchase Price shall be the Estate Value.
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Within ninety (90) days following the determination of the Estate Value, the Members agree as
follows:
(i) If the Estate Value is greater than the Appraised Value, the
Surviving Member shall deliver to the Executors cash equal to the difference between the
Appraised Value and the Estate Value (the "Difference").
(ii) If the Estate Value is less than the Appraised Value, the
Executors shall deliver to the Surviving Member cash equal to the Difference.
(c) Estate's Call Right. In the event that the Survivor's Call Right is
not exercised within the Call Period, the Estate shall have the right (the "Estate's Call Right") to
purchase from the Surviving Member his Membership Interest (the "Surviving Member's
Interest"), which right may be exercised by the Executors' delivery of a written notice of the
exercise of such right (the "Estate's Call Notice") to the Surviving Member within three (3)
months following the expiration of the Call Period (the "Estate's Call Period").
(d) Estate's Call Right Purchase Price. The "Purchase Price" for the
Surviving Member's Interest to be paid pursuant to Section 8.5(c) shall be the Appraised Value
as determined in accordance with Section 3.5(b). The Purchase Price for the Surviving
Member's Interest shall be paid (in cash) by the later of the expiration of the Estate's Call Period
or ninety (90) days following the determination of the Appraised Value; provided, however if
the Estate Value of the Deceased Member's Interest would have resulted in a higher or lower
Purchase Price for the Surviving Member's Interest, then the Purchase Price payable pursuant to
this Section (d) shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect such Estate Value. Within ninety (90)
days following the determination of the Estate Value, the Members agree as follows:
(i) If the Estate Value would have resulted in a higher
Purchase Price, the Executors shall deliver to Surviving Member cash equal to the Difference
(ii) If the Estate Value would have resulted in a lower Purchase
Price, the Surviving Member shall deliver to the Executors cash equal to the Difference.
(e) Forced Sale of the Property. If the Survivor does not exercise the
Survivor's Call Right and the Executors do not exercise the Estate's Call Right, then the
Company shall, as soon as practicable after the expiration of the Estate's Call Right, sell the
Property to a third party and distribute to the Estate and the Surviving Member their respective
pro rata portions of the net sale proceeds in proportion to their respective Percentages of
Membership Interest (the "Forced Sale"). Such sale shall be conducted by a major fine art
auction house acceptable to both the Executors and the Surviving Member and on terms
acceptable to both of them.
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IX. DISTRIBUTIONS AND ALLOCATIONS
9.1 Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the
following meanings:
(a) "Available Net Cash Flow" means all cash receipts of the
Company and the fair market value of any property received in connection therewith, from
whatever source derived including, without limitation, indebtedness incurred less (x) payment of
all of the Company's expenses including, without limitation, debt service, payment of
unincorporated business taxes, attorneys', accountants' and other professional fees, brokers' fees,
all expenses of the sale of assets, closing costs, appraisal costs, transfer taxes, recording fees,
charges and taxes, and all expenses, the payment of which is deferred to be paid out of sale or
other disposition of a capital asset (a "Capital Transaction") and (y) an amount of a reasonable
reserve determined by the Members in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles,
consistently applied for the payment of such amounts.
(b) "Treasury Regulations" means the Income Tax Regulations and
Procedures and Administration Regulations promulgated under the Code, as amended from time
to time.
9.2 Distributions of Available Net Cash Flow.
(a) The distributions of Available Net Cash Flow of the Company
shall be made to the Members upon the receipt of cash proceeds for the disposition of the
Property and otherwise as and when determined by the Members, ratably, in accordance with the
Percentage of Membership Interest of each Member.
(b) Whenever a distribution of Available Net Cash Flow is made by
the Company in accordance with this Section 9.2, the Company shall provide a notice to each
Member including in reasonable detail the computation of the aggregate Available Net Cash
Flow so distributed.
9.3 Withholding. The Company is authorized to withhold from distributions,
or with respect to allocations, to the Members and to pay over to any foreign, federal, state or
local government any amounts required to be withheld pursuant to the Code or any provisions of
any other foreign, federal, state or local law and shall allocate such amounts to the Members with
respect to whom such amounts were withheld. All amounts withheld pursuant to the Code or
any provisions of foreign, state or local tax law with respect to any payment or distribution to the
Company or to the Members shall be treated as amounts distributed to the Members pursuant to
this Agreement for all purposes under this Agreement.
9.4 Capital Account; Allocations, Etc.
(a) A capital account ("Capital Account") shall be created and
maintained for each Member with respect to the Member's Membership Interest in a manner
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consistent with Section 704 of the Code and Treasury Regulations thereunder, in particular
Treasury Regulation Sections 1.704-1 and 1.704-2.
(b) The Company's items of income, gain, loss, and deduction for
each taxable year shall be allocated among the Members in a manner that will, as nearly as
possible (proportionately), cause the Capital Account balance of each Member at the end of such
taxable year to equal the hypothetical distribution (if any) that such Member would receive if, on
the last day of the taxable year, (i) all Company assets, including cash, were sold for cash equal
to their book value (as determined and adjusted under Code Section 704(b)), taking into account
any adjustments thereto for such taxable year, and (ii) the net proceeds thereto (after satisfaction
of liabilities, limited with respect to each nonrecourse liability to the book value of the asset
securing such liability) were distributed in full pursuant to Section 9.2.
(c) The Company shall have the "qualified income offset" provision
described in Treasury Regulation 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(3). The Company shall also make special
allocations of its items of income, gain, loss and deduction consistent with Treasury Regulations
under Section 704 of the Code.
(d) The Members, by mutual consent, may make such adjustments to
the determination and allocation among the Members of its items of income, gain, loss,
deduction and credit, as are necessary or appropriate to comply with requirements of the Code
and the Treasury Regulations.
9.5 No Return of Distributions. No Member shall have any obligation to
refund to the Company any amount that shall have been properly distributed to such Member
pursuant to this Agreement, subject, however, to the rights of any third party creditor under law.
9.6 Allocations between Assignor and Assignee Members. In the case of a
Transfer, the assignor and assignee shall each be entitled to receive distributions of Available
Net Cash Flow and allocations of the Company's income, gain, loss, deduction and credit as
follows:
(a) Unless the assignor and assignee agree to the contrary and shall so
provide in the instrument effecting the Transfer, distributions shall be made to the person owning
the Member's Membership Interest on the date of the distribution; and
(b) The allocation of the Company's income, gain, loss, deduction and
credit shall be made based on the "closing of the books" method unless the parties to the
Transfer request another method which is approved by the non-Transferring Member.
9.7 Deficit Capital Accounts. Except as otherwise provided herein or under
the Act, no Member shall be required at any time to make up any deficit in his Capital Account.
9.8 Distributions to and Allocations among the Members, as a Class.
Wherever a provision of this Agreement requires a distribution to or an allocation among the
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Members or a select group of Members "as a class", such distributions and allocations shall be
made to each Member in the proportion that the amount distributable or allocable to such
Member pursuant to such provision bears to the amount to be distributed to or allocated among
all of the Members pursuant to such provision.
X. DISSOLUTION. LIOUIDATION AND TERMINATION OF THE COMPANY
10.1 Grounds. The Company shall be dissolved and its affairs wound up upon
the occurrence of any of the following events:
(a) the sale or other disposition of the Property;
(b) the unanimous approval of the Members; or
(c) the occurrence of any other event which requires dissolution under
the Act.
10.2 No Right to Retire, etc. or Cause Dissolution. No Member shall have the
right to retire, resign or withdraw (as such terms
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