EFTA01400775.pdf

EFTA01400775 EFTA01400776 EFTA01400777 EFTA01400778 EFTA01400779 EFTA01400780 OPERATING AGREEMENT OF JSC INTERIORS, LLC A New York Limited Liability Company THIS OPERATING AGRE • " eement") is made and entered into as of November 7, 2014 by (hereinafter referred to as "Sole Member" with res ect to a limited liability company (the "Company") organized in ew or pursuant to the New York Limited Liability Company Law (the "LLCL"), upon the following terms and conditions; SECTION I ORGANIZATION & FORMATION A. Formation. The Company has been organized as a New York limited liability company under and pursuant to the LLCL by tiie filing of Articles of Organization ("Articles") with the New York Secretary of State on November 7,2014 LLCL. B. Name. The name of the Company shall be The Company, upon proper notice and filing with the New York Secretary of State and any other jurisdictions as may be required, may conduct its business under one or more assumed names. C. Purposes. The purpose of the Company is to engage in any lawful activity, operate any lawful enterprise or to have any other lawful purpose permitted by the law of the State of New York. The Company shall have all the powers necessary or convenient to affect any purpose for which it is formed, including all powers granted by the LLCL. D. Duration. The Company shall continue in existence perpetually, beginning on the date of filing of the Articles, unless terminated by law or dissolved and terminated. E. Registered Office and Resident Agent and Place of Business. The Registered Office and Resident Agent of the Company for service of process within the State of New York shall be: CT Corporation System, 111 Eighth Avenue, New York, New York 10011. The Company's principal place of business shall be located in the City, County and State of New or such other place or places as the Sole Member may hereafter determine. 1 SECTION n CAPITAL STRUCTURE: MEMBERSHIP UNITS AND CONTRIBUTIONS/TRANSFER OF MEMBERSfflP UNITS EFTA01400781 A. Capital Contribution by the Sole Member: Initial Issuance. The Sole Member's ownership rights in the Company, as recorded in the Company's records, is 100% of the Membership Interests in the Company (the "Membership Interest"). The capital contribution to the capital of the Company for which the Sole Member has been credited is the amount of cash, or of the property-in-kind, or both, reflected in the Company's records. The Sole Member may make additional capital contributions at any time and in any amount that she may desire. Transfer of Membership Interest. The Sole Member may transfer any or all of her Membership Interest to any person or persons, at any time and from time to time, in the Sole Member's sole and absolute discretion. The assignment of all or any portion of the Membership Interest does not itself entitle the assignee to participate in the management and affairs of the Company or to become a member. Such assignee is only entitled to receive, to the extent assigned, the distributions the assigning Sole Member would otherwise be entitled to, and such assignee shall only become an assignee of all or a portion of the Membership Interest and not a substituted member. An assignee of all or a portion of the Membership Interest shall be admitted as a substitute member and shall be entitled to all the rights and powers of the assignor only if all the then existing members consent. Unless and until additional members are admitted to the Company, only the consent of the Sole Member shall be required. If admitted, the substitute member, has to the extent assigned, all of the rights and powers, and is subject to all of the restrictions and liabilities of the members. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Sole Member may, by a duly executed agreement, assign all of her Membership Interest together with any and all rights to participate in the management and affairs of the Company and, if so provided in such duly executed agreement, the assignee shall automatically be admitted as a substitute member of the Company for and in place of the Sole Member. B. No Interest; No Return of Capital. Capital contributions to the Company shall not earn interest, except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or agreed to in a writing signed by the Sole EFTA01400782 Member, no member of the Company shall be entitled to withdraw, or to receive a return of, a capital contribution or any portion thereof. C. SECTION m CAPITAL ACCOUNT A. Capital Account. A capital account ("Capital Account") shall be maintained for the Sole Member, and any additional member in accordance with the provision of this Article. 1. Increases in Capital Account. The Capital Account of each member of the Company shall be increased by: 2 The fair market value of such member's initial capital contribution and any additional capital contributions by such member. If any property, other than cash, is contributed to or distributed by the Company, the adjustments to Capital Accounts required by Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(d), (e), (f) and (g) and Section 1.704-1(b)(4)(I) shall be made. (a) (b) The member's share of the increase in the tax basis of Company property, if any, arising out of the recapture of any tax credit. (c) Allocations to such member of Profit. (d) Company income or gain (including income and gain exempt from income taxation) as provided under this Agreement, or otherwise by Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv). (e) The amount of Company liabilities that are assumed by such member. 2. Decreases in Capital Account. The Capital Account of each member shall be decreased by: (a) The amount of money distributed to such member by the Company pursuant to any provision of this Agreement. (b) The fair market value of property distributed to such member by the Company (net of liabilities secured by such distributed property that such member is considered to assume or take subject to under Code Section 752). (c) Allocations to such members of Losses. (d) Allocations to such member of deductions, expenses, Nonrecourse Deductions and net losses allocated to such member pursuant to this Agreement, and such member's share of Company expenditures which are neither deductible nor EFTA01400783 properly chargeable to Capital Accounts under Code Section 705(a)(2)(B) or are treated as such expenditures under Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-l(bX2)- (iv)(i). "Nonrecourse Deductions" shall have the meaning set forth in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2. (e) The amount of any liabilities of such member that are assumed by the Company. SECTION IV ALLOCATIONS AND DISTRIBUTIONS 3 A. Allocations. For purposes of maintaining the Sole Member's Capital Account, all of the Company's net profits, net losses, expenses and other items of income, gain, loss, and credit shall be allocated to the Sole Member. All items of Company taxable income, gain, loss, deduction, and credit recognized or allowable for Federal income tax purposes shall be allocated and credited or charged to the Sole Member. B. Distributions. Net cash flow shall be distributed in the following priority: 1. First, to the Sole Member in repayment of any advance of funds to the Company as a lender, to the extent of and in proportion to such advances, including interest thereon, if any; 2. Additional distributions, if any will be made to the Sole Member, in such amounts and at such times as determined by the Sole Member. C. Distribution upon Liquidation of the Company. 1. At the termination of the Company and after the Company has satisfied or provided for the satisfaction of all the Company's debts and other obligations, the Company's assets will be distributed in cash to the Sole Member and any dissociated members whose interests have not been previously redeemed first, in discharge of their respective capital interests; and then, in proportion to their respective Membership Interests. 2. If the Company lacks sufficient assets to make the distributions described in the foregoing paragraph, the Company will make distributions in proportion to the amount of the respective capital accounts of the Sole Member and any dissociated members whose interests have not been previously redeemed. SECTION V MANAGEMENT OF BUSINESS A. In General. The Company shall be manager-managed. The initial Manager of EFTA01400784 the Company shall be Richard Kahn. The Manager shall manage the business and affairs of the Company and shall have full and complete authority, power and discretion to do all things necessary or convenient to manage, control and carry out the business, affairs and properties of the Company, to make all decisions regarding those matters and to perform any and all other acts or activities customary or incident to the management of the Company's business. B. Limitation of Manager's Authority. Notwithstanding the authority of the Manager, the written consent of the Sole Member shall be required for the Manager to: Issue or sell, or approve the transfer, assignment, conveyance or other disposition of any Membership Units or Membership Interest in the Company; Adopt, amend or repeal the Operating Agreement of the Company; 1. 2. 4 3. Appoint or fill the vacancy of the Manager; Approve a plan of merger of the Company with any other entity; and Dissolve the Company 4 5 C. Voting of Membership Interests. The vote of each member of the Company shall be proportionate to such member's percentage Membership Interest. Neither an assignee nor a transferee of a Membership Interest may vote unless such assignee or transferee is admitted as a member. SECTION VI EXCULPATION OF LIABILITY; INDEMNIFICATION A. Exculpation of Liability. Unless otherwise provided by law or expressly assumed pursuant to a written instrument signed by such Person, neither the Sole Member nor any Person who may hereafter become a member of the Company shall be personally liable for the acts, debts or liabilities of the Company. B. Indemnification. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the Company, its receiver or its trustee shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Sole Member and her heirs, personal representatives, and successors, and may indemnify, defend and hold harmless any employee or agent, who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to a EFTA01400785 threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, from and against any expense, loss, damage or liability incurred or connected with, or any claim, suit, demand, loss, judgment, liability, cost or expense, including, without limitation, reasonable attorney's fees, arising from or related to, the Company or any act or omission of the Sole Member or such employee or agent on behalf of the Company, and amounts paid in settlement of any of the above, provided that such amounts were not the result of fraud, gross negligence, or reckless or intentional misconduct on the part of the Sole Member or such employee or agent against whom a claim is asserted. The Company may advance to the Sole Member or any such employee or agent and their respective heirs, personal representatives, and successors the costs of defending any claim, suit or action against such Person if such Person undertakes to repay the funds advanced, with interest, if the Person is not entitled to indemnification under this Section. 2. To the extent that the Sole Member or any such employee or agent of the Company has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of an action, suit or proceeding or in defense of any claim, issue or other matter in the action, suit or proceeding, such person shall be indemnified against actual and reasonable expenses, including, without limitation, attorneys' fees, incurred by such person in connection with the action, suit or proceeding and any action, suit or proceeding brought to enforce the mandatory indemnification provided herein. 3. Any indemnification permitted under this Section, unless ordered by a court, shall be made by the Company only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that the indemnification is proper under the circumstances because the person to be indemnified has met 5 the applicable standard of conduct and upon an evaluation of the reasonableness of expenses and amounts paid in settlement This determination and evaluation shall be made by the vote of the percentage majority of the Membership Interests of the members who are not parties or threatened to be made parties to the action, suit or proceeding. Notwithstanding the foregoing to the contrary, no indemnification shall be provided to any employee or agent of the Company for EFTA01400786 or in cormection with the receipt of a financial benefit to which such person is not entitled, voting for or assenting to a distribution to the members in violation of this Agreement or the LLCL, or a knowing violation of law. SECTION VII LIQUIDATION The Company shall be dissolved, and shall terminate and wind up its affairs, upon the determination of the Sole Member to do so. SECTION vm MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS A. Section Headings. The Section headings and numbers contained in this Agreement have been inserted only as a matter of convenience and for reference, and in no way shall be construed to define, limit or describe the scope or intent of any provision of this Agreement. B. Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any particular provision of this Agreement shall not affect the other provisions hereof, and this Agreement shall be construed in all respects as if such invalid or unenforceable provisions were omitted. C. Amendment. This Agreement may be amended or revoked at any time, in writing, with the consent of the Sole Member. No change or modification to this Agreement shall be valid unless in writing and signed by the Sole Member. D. Binding Effect. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement relating to transferability, this Agreement will be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties, and their respective distributees, heirs, successors and assigns. E. Governing Law. Regardless of the place where this Agreement may be executed by the Sole Member, the rights and obligations of the Sole Member, and any claims and disputes relating thereto, shall be subject to and governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. 6 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Sole Member makes and executes this Operating Agreement on the day and year first written above. Q <A 7 EFTA01400787