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TRUTH ROBOT, LLC OPERATING AGREEMENT THIS OPERATING AGREEMENT is made as of the day of March, 2019 by and among Truth Robot, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the "Company"), those persons who execute this Agreement as of the date hereof, and those other persons, if any, who from time to time become parties to or are otherwise bound by this Agreement as provided herein. RECITALS A. On March 13, 2019, the Company was formed at the direction of the Members by the filing of the certificate of Formation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. B. The Members now desire to enter into this Agreement in order to set forth the respective rights and obligations of the Members in regard to the ownership, management and governance of the Company. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and other valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Members and the Company agree as follows: ARTICLE 1 DEFINED TERMS 1.1 "Act" means the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, as amended from time to time. 1.2 "Adjusted Capital Account Balance" means, with respect to each Member, such Member's Capital Account balance maintained in accordance with this Agreement, as of the end of the relevant fiscal year of the Company, after giving effect to the following adjustments: (a) Credit to such Capital Account of such Member's share of minimum gain determined in accordance with Regulations Sections 1.704-2(g)(1) and 1.704-2(i)(5); and (b) Debit to such Capital Account of the items described in Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) and (6). The foregoing definition of "Adjusted Capital Account Balance" is intended to comply with the provisions of Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) and 1.704-2, and shall be interpreted consistently therewith. 1.3 "Affiliate" means, with respect to any Person, any other person that, directly or indirectly, controls, is under common control with, or is controlled by that 943493.v2 EFTA00809804 Person. For purposes of this definition, "control" (including, with correlative meaning, the terms "controlled by" and "under common control with"), as used with respect to any Person, shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct and cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. 1.4 "Agreement" means this Operating Agreement of the Company, and all amendments thereto. 1.5 "Approved Sale" has the meaning set forth in Section 9.2(a). 1.6 "Capital Account" means, with respect to each Member, the Capital Account maintained for such Member in accordance with the following provisions: (a) To each Member's Capital Account there shall be credited such Member's Capital Contributions, such Member's distributive share of Profits and the amount of any Company liabilities assumed by such Member or which are secured by any property distributed to such Member by the Company. (b) To each Members 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 Agreement, and such Member's distributive share of Losses. (c) In the event all or a portion of a Member's Membership Interests are transferred in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the transferee shall succeed to the Capital Account of the transferor to the extent it relates to the transferred Membership Interests. (d) In determining the amount of any liability for purposes of the foregoing subparagraph (a), there shall be taken into account Code Section 752(c) and any other applicable provisions of the Code and Regulations. The foregoing provisions and the other provisions of this Agreement relating to the maintenance of Capital Accounts are intended to comply with Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b) and 1.704-2, and shall be interpreted and applied in a manner consistent with such Regulations. In the event the Manager shall reasonably determine that it is prudent to modify the manner in which the Capital Accounts, or any debits or credits thereto, are computed in order to comply with such Regulations, the Manager may make such modification; provided that such modification is not likely to have a material effect on the amount distributed to any Member pursuant to Article 10 hereof upon the liquidation of the Company. 1.7 "Capital Contributions" means the aggregate amount of cash and Gross Asset Value of property (less the amount of indebtedness, if any, of such Member which is assumed by the Company and/or the amount of indebtedness, if any, to which such property is subject, as of the date of contribution, without regard to the provisions of Code Section 7701(g)) contributed by a Member to the capital of the Company. 2 EFTA00809805  1.8 "Cash Flow" means, for any period, the amount by which (a) the gross cash receipts of the Company from any source for such period (including, but not limited to, Capital Contributions, loans, distributions received by the Company in respect of any stock, partnership interest or other equity interest owned by the Company, and proceeds from the sale, financing, refinancing or other disposition of all or any portion of the Company property), exceed (b) the sum of (i) the aggregate cash disbursements for such period (including, but not limited to, Company administrative costs, reimbursements paid to the Manager in respect of his or her day-to-day management activities hereunder, principal and interest payable on Company debt and capital expenditures), and (ii) amounts previously set aside as reserves as determined by the Manager in his or her discretion. 1.9 "Certificate" means the Certificate of Formation of the Company, as amended from time to time, as filed in accordance with the Act. 1.10 "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (or any corresponding provision of succeeding law). 1.11 "Company" means the limited liability company herein formed and known as Truth Robot, LLC, as said Company may from time to time be constituted. 1.12 "Consent" means the prior written consent or approval of a Person to do the act or thing for which the consent or approval is solicited, or the act of granting such consent or approval as the context may require. 1.13 "Depreciation" means, 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 from such year or other period is zero, Depreciation shall be determined with reference to such beginning Gross Asset Value using any reasonable method selected by the Manager. 1.14 "Gross Asset Value" means, with respect to any asset, the asset's adjusted basis for federal income tax purposes, except as follows: (a) 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 contributing Member and the Manager; (b) The Gross Asset Values of all Company assets shall be adjusted to equal their respective gross fair market values, as reasonably determined by the Manager, as of the following times: (i) the acquisition of additional Membership Interests in the Company by any new or existing Member in exchange for more 3 EFTA00809806  than a de minimis capital contribution; (ii) the distribution by the Company to a Member of more than a de minimis amount of Company assets, including money, as consideration for an interest in the Company; and (iii) the liquidation of the Company within the meaning of Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g); provided, however, that adjustments pursuant to the preceding clauses (i) and (ii) 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; (c) The Gross Asset Value of any Company asset distributed to any Member shall be the gross fair market value of such asset on the date of distribution; and (d) 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 Code Section 734(b) or Code Section 743(b), but only to the extent that such adjustments are taken into account in determining Capital Accounts pursuant to Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m) and the definition of "Capital Account" herein. If the Gross Asset Value of an asset has been determined or adjusted pursuant to any of the foregoing subparagraphs (a), (b) or (d) of this Section, 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. 1.15 "Manager means the Person designated or appointed as Manager pursuant to this Agreement, and any other Person who becomes a successor or additional Manager of the Company pursuant to this Agreement. 1.16 "Member" means any Person who is designated as a Member on Exhibit A to this Agreement at the time of reference thereto and who is acting in such Person's capacity as a Member of the Company, and any other Persons who from time to time become parties to or are otherwise bound by this Agreement as Members. 1.17 "Membership Interest" means an ownership interest of a Member in the Company at any particular time, including the right of such Member to any and all benefits to which a Member may be entitled pursuant to this Agreement and under the Act, together with all obligations of such Member to comply with the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the Act. Membership Interests are owned by Members as set forth in Exhibit A to this Agreement, as amended from time to time. 1.18 "Notice" means a writing, containing the information required by this Agreement to be communicated to any Person, and given or delivered in accordance with the requirements of this Agreement. 1.19 "Person" means any individual, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, trust, estate or other entity. 4 EFTA00809807  1.20 "Profits" and "Losses" means, for each fiscal year or other period, an amount equal to the Company's taxable income or loss for such year or period, determined in accordance with Code Section 703(a) (for this purpose, all items of income, gain, loss or deduction required to be stated separately pursuant to Code Section 703(a)(1) shall be included in taxable income or loss), with the following adjustments: (a) 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 definition shall be added to such taxable income or loss; (b) Any expenditures of the Company described in Code Section 705(a)(2)(B), or treated as Code Section 705(a)(2)(B) expenditures pursuant to Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(i), and not otherwise taken into account in computing Profits or Losses pursuant to this definition shall be subtracted from such taxable income or loss; (c) In the event the Gross Asset Value of any Company asset is adjusted pursuant to subparagraph (b) or (d) of Section 1.14 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; (d) 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; and (e) Depreciation shall be taken into account for such fiscal year or other period in computing such taxable income or loss, in lieu of the depreciation, amortization and other cost recovery deductions that otherwise may be taken into account in the absence of Section 1.13. 1.21 "Regulations" means the United States Treasury Regulations, as amended from time to time. 1.22 "Sale of the Company" means the sale of the Company to any party on an arms-length basis, pursuant to which such party or parties acquire (i) a majority of the Membership Interests in the Company (whether by sale of Membership Interests or merger or otherwise), or (ii) all or substantially all of the Company's assets, determined on a consolidated basis. 1.23 "Transfer" has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1. 1.24 "Unreturned Capital Contributions" means, with respect to any Member, the difference between (a) the Capital Contributions made by such Member, less (b) the aggregate amount of distributions made to such Member pursuant to Section 4.6(a). 5 EFTA00809808  ARTICLE 2 THE COMPANY 2.1 Formation and Name. The Company has been formed as a limited liability company pursuant to the provisions of the Act. The Company was formed with the name "Truth Robot, LLC"; provided that the Company may hereafter adopt such other name or names as the Manager may from time to time select. 2.2 Purpose. The Company has been organized to engage in the transaction of any and all lawful businesses or activities which a limited liability company may carry on under the Act and the laws of any other jurisdiction in which the Company is so engaged. 2.3 Registered Agent. The Company's registered agent shall be the Person designated by the Manager from time to time to serve in that capacity in accordance with the terms of the Act. 2.4 Qualification in Additional Jurisdictions. The Manager is authorized to qualify the Company to do business in any jurisdiction in which such qualification is deemed by the Manager as necessary or desirable in carrying out the Company's business, and pursuant thereto, to appoint a registered agent and to establish a registered office in such jurisdiction, and to cause the Company to operate in such jurisdiction under another name selected by the Manager, in compliance with the assumed name statute of such jurisdiction, if the Company is not allowed under the laws of such jurisdiction to operate under its legal name. ARTICLE 3 MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS; CONTRIBUTIONS BY THE MEMBERS 3.1 Membership Interests. The Company shall issue one type of ownership interest, with such rights, preferences and obligations as set forth in this Agreement. Holders of Membership Interests shall be entitled to one vote per Membership Interest held; provided that such holder is also a Member. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, no Person shall be entitled to vote with respect to any Membership Interests unless such person is a Member. 3.2 Initial Capital of the Company. On or prior to the date hereof, each of the Members (or the Person from whom such Member acquired, directly or indirectly, its, his or her Membership Interests) has made an initial Capital Contribution to the Company as recorded in the books and records of the Company. In exchange therefor, each Member (or the Person from whom such Member acquired, directly or indirectly, its, his or her Membership Interests) has received that number of Membership Interests set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto. 3.3 No Additional Capital Contributions. No Member shall be required to make any additional Capital Contribution to the Company. 6 EFTA00809809  3.4 Withdrawal. Except as otherwise provided in Article 9 of this Agreement, no Member shall be entitled to withdraw or resign from the Company, prior to its dissolution and winding up, without first obtaining the written consent of the Manager. A Member who withdraws in violation of this Section 3.4, shall forfeit any and all distributions to which such Member may be entitled to receive under the Act or this Agreement. 3.5 Issuance of Additional Membership Interest to New Members. Unless waived in writing by all of the Members, no new Members will be admitted to the Company unless the new Membership Interests to be issued to such Members shall have first been offered to the existing Members in proportion to their Membership Interests. Such offer shall be made by written notice specifying the number of Membership Interest to which each Member is entitled, the price and terms on which such Membership Interests are being offered and further specifying that such offer will be deemed to have been declined if it is not accepted not later than five business days following the date of such notice. To accept such offer, a Member shall, before the expiration of such time period, deliver to the Company a written subscription for all or any portion of such Membership Interests to which such Member is entitled at such price and on such terms as specified in such offer. After the expiration of such time period or on receipt of written notice from a Member to whom such notice is given that such Member declines to accept such offer, the Company shall issue the Membership Interests which have been so accepted to the accepting Member in accordance with the subscription and, within the period ending three months following expiration of such five- day period, the Company may issue the Membership Interests which have not been accepted or subscribed for in such manner as the Manager determines to be most beneficial to the Company, provided that the price and terms so fixed by the Manager shall not be less beneficial to the Company than the price and terms set forth in the offer to Members required by this Section. ARTICLE 4 CAPITAL ACCOUNTS; PROFITS AND LOSSES; DISTRIBUTIONS 4.1 Capital Accounts. The Company shall establish and maintain a Capital Account for each Member. 4.2 Allocation of Profits and Losses. (a) Profits of the Company shall be allocated among the Members as follows: (i) First, to each Member pro rata and in proportion to the cumulative Losses, if any, allocated to such Member pursuant to Section 4.2(b)(ii) hereof until the cumulative Profits allocated to such Member under this Section 4.2(a)(i) equals the cumulative Losses allocated to such Member under Section 4.2(b)(i) hereof; and 7 EFTA00809810  (ii) Then, the balance, if any, to the Members in accordance with their respective Membership Interests. (b) Losses of the Company shall be allocated to the Members as follows: (i) First, to the Members in accordance with their respective Membership Interests; provided, however, that no Member shall be allocated Losses in excess of its, his or her Adjusted Capital Account Balance, determined immediately prior to the allocation provided for in this Section 4.2(b)(i); and (ii) Then, to the extent any Losses allocated to a Member pursuant to Section 4.2(b)(i) would, but for the proviso contained therein, exceed a Member's Adjusted Capital Account Balance, such Losses shall be allocated first to the other Members in proportion to, and to the extent of, their respective Adjusted Capital Account Balances, and then to any Member guaranteeing debt of the Company, making loans to the Company or otherwise having liability for Company debt, in proportion to the debt guaranteed, the loans made or the amount of such liability. 4.3 Reallocation by Manager. The allocation of Profits and Losses in Section 4.2 is intended to have substantial economic effect within the meaning of Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2) or be in accordance with the Members' interests in the Company within the meaning of Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(4). If subsequent events (including, but not limited to, nonrecourse borrowing by the Company or a loan by a Member to the Company) cause, in the reasonable opinion of the Manager, the Section 4.2 allocations to have neither substantial economic effect nor be in accordance with the Members' interests in the Company, the Manager may (a) allocate the income, gain, loss, deduction and credit of the Company so that such allocations are in accordance with the Members' Membership Interests; or (b) make such other modifications to this Agreement (including, but not limited to, the addition of minimum gain chargeback, qualified income offset and other special allocation provisions specified in Regulations Sections 1.704-2 or 1.704-1(b)) that are necessary in the reasonable opinion of the Manager to cause such allocations to have substantial economic effect within the meaning of Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2). 4.4 Tax Allocations. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all items of income, gain, loss and deduction shall be allocated, for federal and state income tax purposes, among the Members in the same manner as the corresponding items of income, gain, loss and deduction are allocated for purposes of maintaining the Capital Account of each of the Members. 4.5 Section 704(c) Allocations. In accordance with Code Section 704(c) and the Regulations thereunder, income, gain, loss and deduction with respect to any property contributed to the capital of the Company shall, solely for tax purposes, be allocated among the Members so as to take account of any variation between the 8 EFTA00809811 adjusted basis of such property to the Company for federal income tax purposes and its initial Gross Asset Value, including, but not limited to, special allocations to a contributing Member that are required under Code Section 704(c) to be made upon distribution of such property to any of the noncontributing Members. In the event the Gross Asset Value of any property of the Company is adjusted pursuant to subparagraph (b) of Section 1.14, subsequent allocations of income, gain, loss and deduction with respect to such property shall take account of any variation between the adjusted basis of such property for federal income tax purposes and its Gross Asset Value in the same manner as under Code Section 704(c) and the Regulations thereunder. Any elections or other decisions relating to such allocations shall be made by the Manager in any manner that reasonably reflects the purpose and intention of this Agreement. Allocations pursuant to this Section 4.5 are solely for purposes of federal, state and local taxes and shall not affect, or in any way be taken into account in computing, a Members Capital Account or share of Profits or Losses, other items or distributions pursuant to any provision of this Agreement. 4.6 Distribution of Cash Flow. To the extent there is Cash Flow available for distribution, as determined by the Manager, the Manager shall cause the Company to distribute such available Cash Flow: (a) first, to those Members with Unreturned Capital Contributions, pro rata in proportion to the amount of such Unreturned Capital Contributions, until the amount of each Member's Unreturned Capital Contributions has been reduced to zero; and (b) thereafter, to the Members, pro rata in accordance with their respective Membership Interests. ARTICLE 5 MANAGEMENT 5.1 Initial Manager. The management of the Company's business shall be vested in one Manager unless a greater number of Managers shall be fixed from time to time by action of the Members. The initial Manager of the Company shall be Richard Kahn. A Manager shall hold office until his, her or its death, removal, or resignation. 5.2 Management Authority. (a) Except as otherwise authorized in this Agreement, all management decisions of the Company (including, without limitation, any actions or votes taken by or on behalf of the Company in respect of any equity interest held by the Company in another entity) shall be made by the Manager, who shall be responsible for the conduct of the business of the Company, subject to the provisions of this Agreement and the Act. The Manager shall have all of the rights, powers, duties and obligations of managers as provided in the Act, and as otherwise provided by law, and any action taken by the Manager, not otherwise 9 EFTA00809812  in violation of the Act or this Agreement, shall constitute the act of and serve to bind the Company. (b) Only the Manager and agents of the Company authorized by the Manager shall have the authority to bind the Company. The Manager is an agent of the Company for the purpose of its business, and the act of the Manager, including the execution in the Company's name of any instrument for apparently carrying on in the usual way the business of the Company, binds the Company, unless such act is in contravention of the Act or this Agreement or any agreement between the Manager and the Company or unless the Manager so acting otherwise lacks the authority to act for the Company and the Person with whom the Manager is dealing has knowledge of the fact that he, she or it has no such authority. If the Manager acts without the requisite authority, the Manager shall be liable for any damages or liabilities arising with respect to such action unless the Manager can show that he, she or it reasonably believed after due inquiry that such action was authorized. 5.3 Limitation on Liability. The Manager shall perform his, her or its duties as the Manager in good faith, in a manner he, she or it reasonably believes to be in the best interest of the Company and the Members, and with such care as an ordinarily prudent person in a like position would use under similar circumstances. A Person who so performs his, her or its duties shall not have any liability by reason of being or having been a Manager of the Company. The Manager shall not be liable, responsible or accountable in damages or otherwise to the Company or any Member for any action taken or failure to act on behalf of the Company within the scope of authority conferred on the Manager under this Agreement or the Act, except where the claim at issue is based on the fraud, gross negligence or bad faith of the Manager. 5.4 Removal of the Manager. The Manager may be removed with or without cause upon the Consent of the Members, but such removal shall be without prejudice to any contract rights the Manager may have. Any removal of the Manager shall become effective on such date as may be specified by the Members voting in favor thereof. Should the Manager be removed who is also a Member, such Member will continue to participate in the Company as a Member and enjoy the burdens and benefits of his or her Membership Interests. 5.5 Resignation of the Manager. The Manager may resign at any time by giving Notice to the Members. The resignation of the Manager shall take effect upon receipt of such Notice or at such later date as specified in such Notice. The acceptance of the resignation of the Manager shall not be necessary to make such resignation effective. The resignation of the Manager who is also a Member shall not affect the Manager's rights as a Member and shall not constitute a withdrawal of the Member. 5.6 Appointment of New Manager. If a vacancy in the office of Manager occurs, a new Manager shall be designated with the Consent of the Members to fill such vacancy, provided that in the event of the death, removal, or resignation of Richard Kahn as the Manager, or of any other Person hereafter designated by Southern 10 EFTA00809813 Financial, LLC as a successor Manager, then a Person designated by Southern Financial, LLC, in its sole discretion, by written notice delivered to the other Members, shall become the succeeding Manager. In the event that any vacancy in the office of Manager is not filled as provided in the preceding sentence, management of the Company shall be vested in the Members. 5.7 Indemnification by the Company. The Company shall indemnify the Manager for all costs, losses, liabilities and damages paid or incurred by the Manager in connection with the business of the Company to the fullest extent provided or permitted by the Act and the other laws of the State of Delaware. In connection therewith, the Company shall advance to the Manager as they are paid or incurred all expenses arising with respect to the defense of any matter as to which the Company will be obligated to provide indemnification pursuant to this Section 5.7. ARTICLE 6 MEMBERS 6.1 Powers of Members. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5.2, the Members shall have the right to Consent to the following matters: (a) removal of the Manager as provided in Section 5.4; (b) designation of a new Manager upon the resignation, removal, death or permanent disability of the then-current Manager as provided in Section 5.6; and (c) dissolution of the Company as provided in Article 10. 6.2 Partition. While the Company remains in effect or is continued, each Member waives its rights to have any Company property partitioned, or to file a complaint or to institute any suit, action or proceeding at law or in equity to have any Company property partitioned, and each Member, on behalf of itself, its successors and its assigns hereby waives any such right. 6.3 Authority. Except as expressly authorized in this Agreement, no Member shall take any action as a Member to bind the Company, and each Member shall indemnify the Company for any costs or damages incurred by the Company as the result of the unauthorized action of such Member. 6.4 Vote of the Members. An affirmative vote or Consent by or on behalf of the Members possessing more than 66 2/3% of the Membership Interests shall be required to approve or disapprove any matter on which the Members are entitled or required to decide or Consent, except as otherwise required by the provisions of the Act. 11 EFTA00809814  ARTICLE 7 TRANSACTIONS; AFFILIATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS 7.1 Transactions Between a Member or Manager and the Company. Except as otherwise limited by applicable law, any Member or Manager may, but shall not be obligated to, lend money to the Company, act as surety for the Company and transact other business with the Company, and shall have the same rights and obligations when transacting business with the Company as a person or entity who is not a Member or Manager. 7.2 Affiliated Party Transactions. The Members acknowledge that the Company is being formed to purchase and then hold an investments in one or more entities, for which the Manager, any Member and/or any Affiliate thereof may provide certain advisory or consulting services or on whose governing body the Manager, any Member and/or any Affiliate thereof may serve. In connection therewith, the Members acknowledge such potential conflict of interest and waive and consent to any such transaction that may be approved on behalf of the Company as provided in this Agreement. ARTICLE 8 FISCAL YEAR; BOOKS AND RECORDS; BANK ACCOUNTS 8.1 Bank Accounts. The funds of the Company shall be deposited in such federally insured bank account or accounts or other financial intermediary as the Manager in his or her discretion determines are required, and the Manager shall arrange for the appropriate conduct of such accounts. 8.2 Books and Records. (a) There shall be kept and maintained full and accurate books respecting the business of the Company showing all receipts and expenditures, assets and liabilities, profits, losses and distributions, and all other records reasonably necessary or appropriate for recording the Company's business affairs at the Company's principal place of business or such other location as the Manager may determine. (b) The books of the Company shall be kept on the method of accounting determined by the Manager and shall show at all times each and every item of income and expense. 8.3 Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Company shall be the calendar year. 8.4 Tax Matters Partner. Pursuant to Code Section 6231, the Person designated by the Manager from time to time shall act as the Tax Matters Partner of the Company. The Tax Matters Partner shall, within 30 days after receipt thereof, forward to each Member a photocopy of any notices relating to the Company received from the Internal Revenue Service or other revenue authority. 12 EFTA00809815  8.5 Tax Returns. In addition to the requirements of Section 8.2, tax returns of the Company shall be prepared by the Person selected by the Manager. ARTICLE 9 TRANSFERS 9.1 General Provision. No Member shall, directly or indirectly, voluntarily or involuntarily, sell, assign, transfer, pledge, hypothecate, encumber or otherwise dispose of ("Transfer") the whole or any part of its, his or her Membership Interests in the Company, except with the prior written approval of the Manager, in its, his or her sole discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any such Member is an individual, such Person's Membership Interests may pass to his or her estate upon his or her death subject to the other provisions of this Agreement. No party shall become a Member without the Consent of the Members. 9.2 Sale of the Company. (a) If the Manager approves a Sale of the Company (an "Approved Sale"), then each Member and any other holder of Membership Interests will consent to and raise no objection to the Approved Sale, and if the Approved Sale is structured as a sale of Membership Interests, then each Member and any other holder of Membership Interests will agree to sell all of their Membership Interests on the same terms and conditions as approved by the Manager. Each Member and any other holder of Membership Interests will take all actions which the Manager deems reasonably necessary in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale. (b) The obligations of the Members and any other holders of Membership Interests with respect to the Approved Sale are subject to the condition that upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, all of the holders of Membership Interests will, subject to Section 4.6, receive substantially the same form and amount of consideration for their Membership Interests sold, or if any such Membership Interests are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, all such holders will be given the same option. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained in this Section 9.2(b) shall prevent any individual from receiving an offer of employment upon reasonable terms in connection with services to be provided after the consummation of the Approved Sale. (c) Each Member and any other holder of Membership Interests will bear their pro rata share (based upon the total amount of Membership Interests sold) of the cost of any sale of Membership Interests pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all holders of Membership Interests and are not otherwise paid by the Company. Costs incurred by Members and the other holders of Membership Interests on their own behalf, will not be considered costs of the Approved Sale contemplated 13 EFTA00809816  hereunder. ARTICLE 10 DISSOLUTION AND TERMINATION 10.1 Dissolution. The Company shall be dissolved upon the Consent of the Members or as otherwise provided by the Articles or the Act. 10.2 Procedures Upon Dissolution. (a) Upon dissolution of the Company, the Company shall be terminated and the Manager, or if there is no Manager, the Members, shall liquidate the assets of the Company. The proceeds of liquidation shall be applied and distributed in the following order of priority: (i) First, to the payment of the debts and liabilities of the Company (other than any loans or advances made by any of the Members to the Company) and the expenses of liquidation; (ii) Second, to the creation of any reserves which the Manager or liquidating Members deem reasonably necessary for the payment of any contingent or unforeseen liabilities or obligations of the Company or Members (to the extent the Company is liable therefor) arising out of or in connection with the business and operation of the Company; (iii) Third, to the payment of any loans or advances made by any of the Members to the Company; and (iv) Thereafter, to the Members in the manner, and in the priorities set forth in Section 4.6. (b) A reasonable time shall be allowed for the orderly liquidation of the assets of the Company and the discharge of liabilities. During the period beginning with the dissolution of the Company and ending with its liquidation and termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 10.2, the business affairs of the Company shall be conducted by the Manager or, if there is no Manager, by the Members. During such period, the business and affairs of the Company shall be conducted so as to preserve the assets of the Company and maintain the status which existed immediately prior to such termination. 14 EFTA00809817  ARTICLE 11 MISCELLANEOUS 11.1 Binding Agreement. Subject to the restrictions on transfers and encumbrances set forth herein, this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Members and their respective heirs, executors, legal representatives, successors and assigns. Whenever in this instrument a reference to any party or Member is made, such reference shall be deemed to include a reference to the heirs, executors, legal representatives, successors and assigns of each Member. 11.2 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. In addition, this Agreement may contain more than one counterpart of the signature pages and this Agreement may be executed by the affixing of the signatures of each of the Members to one of such counterpart signature pages; all of such signature pages shall be read as though, and this Agreement shall have the same force and effect as though, all of the signers had signed a single signature page. 11.3 Effect of Consent or Waiver. No consent or waiver, express or implied, by any Member to or of any breach or default by any other Member in the performance by such other Member of its, his or her obligations hereunder shall be deemed or construed to be a consent or waiver to or of any other breach or default by such other Member in the performance by such other Member of the same or any other obligations of such Member hereunder. Failure on the part of any Member to object to or complain of any act or failure to act of any of the other Members or to declare any of the other Members in default, regardless of how long such failure continues, shall not constitute a waiver by any such Member of its, his or her rights hereunder. 11.4 Enforceability. If any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any Person or circumstances shall be invalid or unenforceable to any extent, the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such provisions to other Persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby and shall be enforced to the greatest extent permitted by law. 11.5 Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains all of the terms agreed upon by the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior agreements, arrangements and communications between the parties hereto dealing with the Membership Interests, whether oral or written. 11.6 Governing Law: Jurisdiction. In all respects, including all matters of construction, validity and performance, the Agreement and the obligations arising hereunder shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, applicable to contracts made and performed in such state, without regard to the principles thereof regarding conflict of laws. The Company and each of the Members agree to submit to personal jurisdiction and to waive any objection as to venue in the Superior Court or the United States District Court located in 15 EFTA00809818 St. Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands. Service of process on the Company and any of the Members in any action arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be effective if mailed to such party at the address set forth on the register of Members maintained by the Manager. 11.7 Liability Among Members. No Member shall be liable to any other Member or to the Manager by reason of its, his or her actions or omissions in connection with the Company, unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, and except for acts or omissions or alleged acts or omissions that were performed or omitted fraudulently or in bad faith or as a result of gross negligence or willful misconduct. 11.8 No Partnership Intended for Nontax Purposes. The Members have caused the Company to be formed under the Act and expressly do not intend hereby to form a partnership under the laws of any jurisdiction. The Members do not intend to be partners one to another, or partners as to any third party. To the extent any Member, by word or action, represents to another Person that any other Member is a partner or that the Company is a partnership, the Member making such wrongful representation shall be liable to any other Member who incurs personal liability by reason of such wrongful representation. 11.9 Amendment. This Agreement may be amended or modified by the Manager in his or her discretion without the Consent of any Member; provided, however, that any amendment or modification that materially and adversely effects a Member's economic interest in the Company in a manner disproportionate to the other members shall not be effective as to such Member without the Consent of such Member. 11.10 Notices. Any Notice to the Manager or Members required under the terms of this Agreement shall be sent to their respective addresses, as set forth on the register of Members maintained by the Manager. All Notices and copies thereof provided for herein shall be hand delivered with receipt therefor, sent by overnight courier service with receipt therefor, or sent by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, and first-class postage prepaid. Changes of address may be given to the Company, the Manager, and the Members by Notice given in accordance with the terms of this Section. Time periods shall commence on the date that such Notice is delivered or attempted to be delivered if receipt thereof is refused by the recipient. Any Notice that is required to be given within a stated period of time shall be considered timely made or given if delivered or postmarked before 11:59 p.m., local time, on the last day of such period. 11.11 Business Pursuits of Members and Manager. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or in any other written agreement by which any Member or Manager may be bound, this Agreement shall not preclude or limit in any respect the right of any Member or the Manager to engage in or invest in any business activity of any nature or description. Any such permitted activity may be engaged in independently or with other Members or the Manager. No Member or Manager shall have the right, by virtue of this the Certificate, this Agreement or the relationship created 16 EFTA00809819 hereby, to any interest in such other permitted ventures or activities or to the income or proceeds derived therefrom. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or in any other written agreement by which any Member or Manager may be bound, the pursuit of such permitted ventures shall not be deemed wrongful or improper and any Member or Manager shall have the right to participate in or to recommend to others any investment opportunity. 11.12 Reimbursement. The Company shall reimburse the Manager and the Members for all incremental out-of-pocket expenses approved by the Manager, reasonably incurred and paid by any of them in the organization and operation of the Company. Such expenses shall not include any expenses incurred in connection with a Member's exercise of its rights as a Member apart from the authorized conduct of the Company's business on its behalf. Such reimbursements shall be treated as expenses of the Company and shall not be deemed to constitute distributions to any Member of Profit, Loss or capital of the Company. 11.13 References. References herein to the singular shall include the plural and to the plural shall include the singular, and references to one gender shall include the others, except where the same shall not be appropriate. 11.14 Titles and Captions. Sec