Exhibit 10.67
HMC MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC
A North Carolina Limited Liability Company
OPERATING AGREEMENT

 

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OPERATING AGREEMENT
OF
HMC MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC
a North Carolina Limited Liability Company
     THIS OPERATING AGREEMENT, is made and entered into as of the 29th day of
June, 2007, by and among HMC MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC, the North Carolina limited
liability company which is the subject of this Agreement (the “Company”), and
HARLINGEN HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC., its sole member (the “Member”).
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND GLOSSARY OF TERMS
     “Act” shall mean the North Carolina Limited Liability Company Act set forth
at Chapter 57C, Article 1, North Carolina General Statutes.
     “Agreement” shall mean this Operating Agreement as amended from time to
time.
     “Articles” shall mean the articles of organization, together with any
amendments thereto, required to be filed by the Company pursuant to the Act.
     “Cash Flow” shall mean cash available to the Company as a result of the
operations of the Company and the sale or refinancing of Company property after
(i) payment of all expenses, costs, amortization of indebtedness of the Company,
(ii) acquisition of investments or other capital assets and (iii) the
establishment of reasonable reserves for working capital, debt service,
contingencies, investments, and replacements.
     “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time
to time, or any successor federal revenue law and any final treasury
regulations, revenue rulings, and revenue procedures thereunder or under any
predecessor federal revenue law.
     “Company” shall refer to the limited liability company created under this
Agreement and the Articles.
     “Distributions” shall mean distributions of cash or other property made by
the Company to the Member from any source.
     “Income” shall mean the net income (including tax exempt income) of the
Company or any separately allocable item thereof.
     “Interest” shall mean all of the rights created under this Agreement or
under the Act of the Member with respect to the Company and the Company
property.

 

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     “Losses” shall mean the net loss of the Company or any separately allocable
deduction of the Company, including expenditures of the Company not deductible
in computing its taxable income and not properly chargeable to a capital
account.
     “Manager” shall mean any person appointed by the Member to act as a manager
of the Company.
     Certain other capitalized terms not defined above shall have the meanings
given such terms in the Agreement.
ARTICLE II
FORMATION; NAME; PURPOSES; OFFICE; TERM
     SECTION 2.1. Company Formation. The Company shall be formed as a limited
liability company under and pursuant to the Act. The Member shall execute and
file all such instruments or documents and shall do or cause to be done all
filing, recording, or other acts, as may be necessary or appropriate from time
to time to comply with the requirements of law for the formation and/or
operation of a limited liability company in the State of North Carolina.
     SECTION 2.2. Name of Company. The name of the Company shall be HMC
Management Company, LLC.
     SECTION 2.3. Purposes. The purposes of the Company are as follows:
     (a) To act as general partner of Harlingen Medical Center, Limited
Partnership, a North Carolina limited partnership (the “Partnership”);
     (b) To do all things reasonably incidental to the purposes described in
subsection (a); and
     (c) All such other purposes which the Member may determine.
     The Company may execute, deliver and perform all contracts and other
undertakings and engage in all activities and transactions as may be necessary
or advisable to carry out the foregoing objects and purposes.
     SECTION 2.4. Registered Office and Principal Place of Business. The
registered office of the Company shall be maintained at 10720 Sikes Place,
Suite 300, Charlotte, North Carolina 28277, or at such other place as the Member
may determine, and the initial registered agent at such address shall be Blair
Todt. The principal place of business of the Company shall be maintained at such
place as the Member may determine.

 

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     SECTION 2.5. Commencement and Term. The Company shall commence upon the
filing of the Articles in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of
North Carolina, as required by Section 2.1 hereof, and shall continue
indefinitely, until terminated as provided herein.
ARTICLE III
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS, LIABILITY OF MEMBER
     SECTION 3.1. Initial Contributions. The Member may at its discretion, but
is not obligated to, contribute capital to the Company from time to time.
Initially, the Member will contribute to the capital of the Company a receivable
from HMC Realty, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, in the principal amount
of $317,696, which the Company will thereupon further contribute to the capital
of the Partnership, all pursuant to a Contribution and Assignment of Receivable
among the Company, the Member and the Partnership.
     SECTION 3.2. Limited Liability of Member. The Member shall have no personal
liability for any debts or losses of the Company beyond its Interest, except as
provided by law. Except as may be required under the Act, the Member shall not
be liable for any debts or losses of capital or profits of the Company or be
required to contribute or lend funds to the Company. The Company herewith
indemnifies and holds harmless the Member from any and all loss, damage,
liability, or expense incurred by it at any time by reason of or arising out of
any act performed by it on behalf of the Company or in furtherance of the
interest of the Company.
ARTICLE IV
MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY
     SECTION 4.1 Management; Identification of Company in Contracts. The
management of the Company shall be vested in the Manager. In all contracts,
agreements and undertakings of the Company, the Company shall be identified as a
limited liability company.
     SECTION 4.2 Number, Tenure and Qualifications of Managers. The Manager(s)
of the Company may be appointed, removed and replaced from time to time by the
Member in its sole discretion. Managers are not required to be residents of
North Carolina or Members of the Company. The initial Manager of the Company
shall be James A. Parker, to serve until his successor is duly appointed.
     SECTION 4.3 Exclusive Control of Manager. Subject to the terms and
provisions of this Agreement, the Manager shall have exclusive management and
control of the affairs of the Company and shall have the power and authority to
do all things necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of the Company.
     SECTION 4.4 Duties of Manager. The Manager will diligently and faithfully
devote such time to the management, supervision, and administration of the
business and operations

 

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of the Company as may be required to carry out the purposes of the Company in
accordance with the applicable law. The Manager may appoint officers or other
delegates to assist him in his management of the Company.
     SECTION 4.5 Limitations on Powers of Manager and Officers. Notwithstanding
the authority granted to the Manager in this Article IV, without the prior
written approval of the Member, neither the Manager nor any officer or delegate
shall have any authority to:
     (a) Do any act in contravention of the articles of organization, this
Agreement or the Act;
     (b) Do any act which would make it impossible to carry on the ordinary
business of the Company;
     (c) Possess Company property, or assign, transfer or pledge the rights of
the Company in specific Company property for other than a Company purpose or the
benefit of the Company, or commingle the funds of the Company with the funds of
any other person;
     (d) Admit a person as a Member of the Company;
     (e) Cause or permit the Company to redeem or repurchase Company Interests;
     (f) Sell all or substantially all of the assets of the Company in a single
transaction or series of related transactions;
     (g) Cause or permit the Company to merge or consolidate with any other
entity; or
     (h) Terminate or dissolve the Company.
     SECTION 4.6 Other Business of Member and Managers. The Member or any
Manager may engage independently or with others in other business ventures of
any kind, render advice or services of any kind to other investors or ventures,
or make or manage other investments or ventures. Neither the Company nor the
Member shall have any right by virtue of this Agreement or the relationship
created hereby in or to such other ventures or activities or to the income or
proceeds derived therefrom, and the pursuit of such ventures, even if
competitive with the business of the Company, shall not be deemed wrongful or
improper under this Agreement. Nothing herein shall be deemed to negate or
modify any separate agreement among the Manager, the Member and the Company, or
any of them, with respect to restrictions on competition.
     SECTION 4.7 Indemnification of Manager. The Company herewith indemnifies
and holds harmless the Manager from any and all loss, damage, liability, or
expense incurred by him at any time by reason of or arising out of any act
performed by him on behalf of the Company or in furtherance of the interest of
the Company, except for liability for breach of fiduciary duty, gross
negligence, willful misconduct, or fraud; provided, that the satisfaction of any
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any holding harmless shall be from and limited to Company assets and the Member
shall not have any personal liability on account thereof.
ARTICLE V
ALLOCATIONS AND DISTRIBUTIONS
     SECTION 5.1. Allocation of Income and Losses. All Income and Losses for
each calendar year, or fraction thereof, as the case may be, shall be allocated
in full to the Member.
     SECTION 5.2. Distributions of Cash Flow. Distributions of Cash Flow shall
be made at the sole discretion of the Member.
     SECTION 5.3. Distributions and Payments Upon Termination and Winding Up. In
the event of the termination and winding up of the Company, the assets of the
Company (after any allocations and distributions pursuant to Sections 5.1 and
5.2 hereof) shall be applied and distributed in the following priorities:
     (a) First, to the discharge of debts and obligations of the Company,
including loans from the Member;
     (b) Second, to fund reserves for contingent liabilities;
     (c) Third, to the Member.
ARTICLE VI
DISSOLUTION OF THE COMPANY
     SECTION 6.1. Dissolution of the Company. The Company shall be dissolved
upon the happening of any of the following events, whichever shall first occur:
     (a) the death, dissolution, adjudication of incapacity, voluntary filing or
involuntary adjudication of bankruptcy, or the liquidation, receivership or
assignment for the benefit of creditors of the Member, or other event of
withdrawal under the Act; or
     (b) upon the written determination of the Member.

 

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     SECTION 6.2. Winding Up and Liquidation.
     (a) Upon the dissolution of the Company, its assets shall be sold and
liquidated, and its affairs shall be wound up as soon as practicable thereafter
by the Member. In winding up the Company and liquidating the assets thereof, the
Member, its successors or assigns, or any person designated by the Member for
such purpose, may arrange for the collection and disbursement to the Member of
any future receipts from the Company property or other sums to which the Company
may be entitled, or may with the approval of the Member sell the Company’s
assets to any person on such terms and for such consideration as shall be
approved by the Member.
     (b) Upon the dissolution of the Company, the assets, if any, of the Company
available for distribution and any Net Proceeds from the liquidation of any such
assets, shall be applied and distributed to the payment of liquidating
Distributions as provided under Section 5.3 above.
ARTICLE VII
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
     SECTION 7.1. Amendment, Interpretation and Construction. This Agreement
contains the entire operating agreement of the Company and the Member may amend
or modify this agreement at any time. Where the context so requires, the
masculine shall include the feminine and the neuter and the singular shall
include the plural. The headings and captions in this Agreement are inserted for
convenience and identification only and are in no way intended to define, limit,
or expand the scope or intent of this Agreement or any provision hereof. Unless
otherwise specified, the references to Section and Article in this Agreement are
to the Sections and Articles of this Agreement.
     SECTION 7.2. Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed
by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of North Carolina. The
parties hereto hereby submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of
North Carolina for the adjudication of any matter arising with respect to this
Agreement.
     SECTION 7.3. Partial Invalidity. In the event that any part or provision of
this Agreement shall be determined to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining
parts and provisions of this Agreement which can be separated from the invalid,
unenforceable provision or provisions shall continue in full force and effect.
     SECTION 7.4. Binding on Successors. The terms, conditions, and provisions
of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon the Company
and the Member and their respective heirs, successors, distributees, legal
representatives, and permitted assigns. However, none of the provisions of this
Agreement shall be for the benefit of or enforceable by any creditors of the
Company.

 

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     SECTION 7.5. Statutory Provisions. Any statutory or regulatory reference in
this Agreement shall include a reference to any successor to such statute or
regulation and/or revision thereof.
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Operating Agreement
as of the day and year first above written.

             
 
                COMPANY:   HMC MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC
 
           
 
      By:   Harlingen Hospital Management, Inc., its sole Member
 
           
 
      By:    
 
         
 
      Title:    
 
         
 
                MEMBER:   HARLINGEN HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
 
           
 
      By:    
 
         
 
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