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Moody National 10K

Exhibit 10.17

 

 

 

MOODY NATIONAL RI PERIMETER JV, LLC

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

OPERATING AGREEMENT

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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	 1	 THE COMPANY	
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Formation

	
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Name; Initial Place of Business; Initial Registered Office and Initial Registered Agent

	
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Purpose

	
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Dissolution

	
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Books, Records and Tax and Accounting Matters

	
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1.6

	
Amendment of Certificate

	
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	2.	MEMBERS	
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Rights and Obligations of Members

	
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2.2

	
Meetings

	
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2.3

	
Capital Contributions

	
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2.4

	
Loans

	
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	3.	MANAGEMENT	
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The Managers

	
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Consultation with Brett Moody

	
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3.3

	
Appointment of Managers as Attorneys-In-Fact

	
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	4.	ALLOCATIONS AND DISTRIBUTIONS	
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Allocations of Profit and Loss

	
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4.2

	
Distributions

	
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	5.	 TRANSFERS AND REDEMPTION RIGHTS	
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Transfer of Interests

	
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Additional Members

	
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Withdrawal

	
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	6.	RESERVED	
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	7.	DEFINITIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS	
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7.1

	
Definitions

	
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Miscellaneous

	
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MOODY NATIONAL RI PERIMETER JV, LLC

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY OPERATING AGREEMENT

 

THIS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY OPERATING AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) of MOODY NATIONAL RI PERIMETER JV, LLC (the “Company”), effective the 30th day of April, 2010, is made and entered into by the Members of the Company.  Capitalized terms that are not defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in Section 7.1 of this Agreement.

BACKGROUND

Moody National RI Perimeter REIT JV Member, LLC (“REIT Member”) and Moody National RI Perimeter TO, LLC (“Moody Member”) have formed Moody National RI Perimeter JV, LLC, as a limited liability company under the Act pursuant to the Certificate filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on March __, 2010, and desire to enter into this Agreement to govern the operations of the Company.

 

Concurrently with its execution of this Agreement, Moody Member will contribute capital to the Company that entitles it initially to a 25% Percentage Interest in the Company.  REIT Member will contribute capital to the Company that it entitles it initially to a 75% Percentage Interest in Company.  The Company will subsequently acquire the 100% of the membership interest in Moody National RI Perimeter Holding, LLC (“Moody Holding”), which will enter into an agreement to acquire the Property, which such acquisition shall close no later than May 21, 2010 (which date may be extended to May 31, 2010).  The acquisition of the Property is to be financed with cash and indebtedness secured by the Property.

 

REIT Member and Moody Member will be required to make an additional capital contribution to the Company upon the closing of the acquisition of the Property to fund the purchase price for the Property.

 

Moody Holding will enter into a lease agreement with Moody National RI Perimeter MT, Inc. upon the acquisition of the Property.

The Members intend that the Company be classified as a partnership for federal and state income tax purposes.

THE AGREEMENT:

NOW, THEREFORE, the Members on behalf of themselves agree as follows:

1.           THE COMPANY

1.1           Formation.

 

 

  

  

  

 

1.1.1           Formation; Statutory Compliance.  The Company constitutes a limited liability company formed pursuant to, and governed by, the Delaware Act and other applicable laws of the State of Delaware.  The Manager shall, when required, file such amendments to or restatements of the Certificate, and such other documents and instruments, in such public offices in the State of Delaware or elsewhere as the Manager deems advisable to give effect to the provisions of this Agreement and the Certificate, to respect the formation of and the conduct of business by, the Company, and to preserve the character of the Company as a limited liability company.

1.1.2           Investment Representations.  Each Member represents and warrants as to the following:

(a)           The Member acknowledges that the Company will not register the issuance of the Membership Interests under the federal Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), or any state securities laws (the “State Acts”) in reliance upon exemptions from registration contained in the 1933 Act and the State Acts, and that the Company relies upon these exemptions, in part, because of the Member's representations, warranties, and agreements contained in this Agreement.

(b)           Except as provided in Section 5.1.6, the Member is acquiring its Membership Interest for its own purpose, with the intention of holding the Membership Interest for investment and with no present intention of dividing or allowing others to participate in this investment or of reselling or otherwise participating, directly or indirectly, in a distribution of the Membership Interest; and it will not make any sale, transfer, or other disposition of the Membership Interest without registration under the 1933 Act and the State Acts unless an exemption from registration is available under the 1933 Act and the State Acts.

(c)           The Member is familiar with the business in which the Company is or will be engaged, and based upon its knowledge and experience in financial and business matters, it is familiar with the investments of the type that it is undertaking to purchase; it is fully aware of the problems and risks involved in making an investment of this type; and it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of this investment. The Member acknowledges that, prior to executing this Agreement, it has had the opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers or obtain additional information from a representative of the Company concerning the financial and other affairs of the Company, and, to the extent it believes necessary in light of its knowledge of the Company's affairs, it has asked these questions and received satisfactory answers.

(d)           The investment that the Member is undertaking corresponds with the nature and size of its present investments and net worth, and the Member can financially bear the economic risk of this investment, including the ability to afford holding the Membership Interest for an indefinite period or to afford a complete loss of this investment.

 

1.1.3.           Organizer Release.     The Company hereby ratifies and adopts the acts and conduct of the Company’s organizer in connection with the Company’s organization as acts and conduct by and on behalf of the Company.  The organizational and other activities for which the organizer was responsible have been completed.  The organizer is hereby relieved of any further duties and responsibilities in that regard, and the Company and the Members hereby indemnify and hold harmless the organizer for any loss, liability or expense arising from its actions or conduct in such capacity.

 

  

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Name; Initial Place of Business; Initial Registered Office and Initial Registered Agent

The business of the Company is conducted under the name of “Moody National RI Perimeter JV, LLC” or such other name as the Manager shall hereafter designate by written notice to Members.  The initial principal office and place of business of the Company is 6363 Woodway, Suite 110, Houston, Texas 77057.  The address of the registered office of the Company in the State of Delaware is c/o Corporation Service Company, 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, Delaware 19808.  The name and address of the registered agent of the Company for service of process on the Company in the Sate of Delaware is Corporation Service Company, 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, Delaware 19808.

1.3           Purpose.

The purpose of the Company is to acquire and hold all the ownership interest in Moody National RI Perimeter Holding, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, which company shall acquire, own, finance, and transfer the commercial real estate project commonly known as the Residence Inn Perimeter, located at 6096 Barfield Road, Atlanta, Georgia (“Property”), and to engage in any lawful act or activity and to exercise all powers necessary or reasonably connected with the Company’s business which may be legally exercised by limited liability companies under the Delaware Act, and engage in all activities necessary, customary, convenient or incident to such purpose.

1.4           Dissolution.

1.4.1        Events Causing Dissolution.  The Company shall be dissolved and its affairs wound up upon the earlier of the following to occur:

 

(a)           the written agreement of all of the Members to dissolve the Company;

 

(b)           a decree of judicial dissolution; or

 

(c)           when required by law.

In accordance with Section 18-801(a)(4) of the Delaware Act, the Company shall not dissolve upon an event of disassociation with respect to the last remaining Member but instead the legal successor to such Member shall automatically become a Member of the Company with all the rights appurtenant thereto.

 

  

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1.4.2         Liquidation of Property and Application of Proceeds.

Upon the dissolution of the Company, the Manager will wind up the Company's affairs in accordance with the Delaware Act, and will be authorized to take any and all actions contemplated by the Delaware Act as permissible, including, without limitation:

(a)         prosecuting and defending suits, whether civil, criminal, or administrative;

(b)         settling and closing the Company's business, causing the Company to prepare a final financial statement in accordance with Section 1.5.3, and making adjustments among Members with respect to distributions under Article 4 based upon such financial statement;

(c)         liquidating and reducing to cash the Company’ assets, including the Property, as promptly as is consistent with obtaining its fair value;

(d)         discharging or making reasonable provision for the Company's liabilities; and

(e)         distributing the proceeds of liquidation and any undisposed Company assets to the Members in accordance with Section 4.2.3.

1.5           Books, Records and Tax and Accounting Matters

1.5.1           Availability.  At all times during the existence of the Company, the Manager must keep or cause to be kept complete and accurate books and records appropriate and adequate for the Company's business.  Such books and records, whether financial, operational or otherwise and including a copy of this Agreement, any amendments to it, and a record of ownership by the Members of Membership Interests, must at all times be maintained at the principal place of business of the Company.  Any Member or such Member's duly authorized representative, subject to reasonable standards established by the Manager governing what information and documents are to be furnished at what time and location and at whose expense, has the right at any time, for any purpose reasonably related to such Member's Membership Interest, to inspect and copy from such books and documents during normal business hours.

1.5.2           Tax and Accounting Decisions.  All decisions as to tax and accounting matters, except as this Agreement specifically provides to the contrary, are made by the Manager.  Each of the Members shall supply to the Company the information necessary to give effect properly to any tax election made by the Company under this Section 1.5.2.

 

  

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1.5.3           Reports.  Within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year, or such other times as determined by the Manager, the Manager shall cause to be delivered to all Members a profit and loss statement for, and a balance sheet as of the end of, such year or other period and the related notes, if any, together with any report thereon prepared and delivered by the Company.

1.5.4           Tax Returns.  The Manager shall cause the Company to prepare all federal, state, municipal and other tax returns that the Company is required to file, and file with the appropriate taxing authorities all returns required to be filed by the Company in a manner required for the Company to be in compliance with any law governing the timely filing of such returns.

1.5.5           Taxable and Fiscal Year.  The Company's taxable and fiscal years are the calendar year.

1.5.6           Depositories.  The Manager shall maintain or cause to be maintained one or more accounts for the Company in such depositories as the Manager shall select.  All receipts of the Company from whatever source received shall be deposited to such accounts, all expenses of the Company shall be paid from such accounts, and no funds not belonging to the Company shall be deposited to such accounts.  All amounts so deposited shall be received, held and disbursed by a Person or Persons designated by the Manager only for the purposes authorized by this Agreement.

1.6           Amendment of Certificate.

The Certificate may be amended only with the consent of all of the Members.

2.           MEMBERS

2.1           Rights and Obligations of Members.

 

2.1.1           Limitation on Members' Liabilities.  Each Member's liability shall be limited as set forth in this Agreement and the Delaware Act and other applicable law.  Notwithstanding the provisions of this Agreement, failure by the Members to follow the formalities relating to the conduct of the Company’s affairs set forth herein shall not be a ground for imposing personal liability on a Member of the Company.

 

2.1.2           Priority and Return of Capital.  Except as otherwise specifically set forth in this Agreement, no Member or Economic Interest Owner shall have the right to demand or receive property other than cash in return for a Capital Contribution or as a distribution pursuant to Article 4; nor shall such Member or Economic Interest Owner have priority over any other Member or Economic Interest Owner, either as to the return of Capital Contributions or as to any distributions pursuant to Article 4, except as otherwise specifically set forth in Section 4.2 hereof.

 

  

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2.2           Meetings.

2.2.1           Meetings.  Meetings of Members will be called by the Manager whenever the Manager deems necessary or when requested in writing to do so by a Member.  Any such meetings shall be held at the principal place of business of the Company, or at such other location as determined by the Manager, or may be held by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other.

2.2.2           Quorum.  Members holding a Majority in Interest, represented in person or by proxy, constitute a quorum at any meeting of Members.  In the absence of a quorum at any such meeting, a majority of the Percentage Interests so represented may adjourn the meeting from time to time for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days without further notice.  However, if at the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting must be given to each Member of record entitled to vote at the meeting.  At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum is present or represented, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally noticed.  Members present at a duly organized meeting may continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal during such meeting of Members whose absence would cause less than a quorum to be present.

2.2.3           Manner of Acting.  If a quorum is present, the affirmative vote of a Majority in Interest is the act of the Members, except as expressly provided by this Agreement.

2.2.4           Proxies.  At all meetings of Members, a Member may vote in person or by proxy.  A Member may appoint a proxy by executing a writing which authorizes another Person or Persons to vote or otherwise act on the Member's behalf.  Such writing must be filed with the Manager before or at the time of the meeting.  No appointment of proxy is valid after eleven months from the date of its execution, unless otherwise provided in the appointment writing.

2.2.5           Action by Members Without a Meeting.  Action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of Members may be taken without a meeting if the action is taken by persons who would be entitled to vote not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take the action.  The action must be evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken, signed by the Members entitled to take such action and delivered to the Company for inclusion in its records.  Action taken under this Section 2.2.5 is effective when the Members required to approve such action have signed the consent, unless the consent specifies a different effective date.  The record date for determining Members entitled to take action without a meeting is the date the first Member signs a written consent.  If action is taken by written consent by less than all the Members entitled to vote on the action, all Members entitled to vote who did not participate in taking the action shall be given notice of the action taken within ten (10) days of the action being taken; provided, however, failure to give such notice shall not invalidate the action so taken.

 

  

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2.2.6           Notice.  The Manager must provide each Member with at least two (2) days' notice of a meeting of the Members in accordance with Section 7.2.1.  The notice must contain the date, time and place of such meeting.  Unless otherwise required by the Delaware Act, the notice need not state the purpose or purposes of the meeting.  Information as to how a Member can participate by telephone shall be provided by the Manager promptly upon request.

2.2.7           Waiver of Notice.  A Member may waive any notice required by the Delaware Act, the Certificate or this Agreement before or after the date and time of the meeting or event for which notice is required or before or after the date and time stated in the notice.  The waiver must be in writing, be signed by the Member entitled to the notice and be delivered to the Company for inclusion in its records.  A Member's attendance at a meeting waives objection to lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the Member at the beginning of the meeting objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting.

2.3           Capital Contributions.

2.3.1           Initial Capital Contribution.

                  (a)           Contribution by Moody Member.  Concurrently with its execution of this Agreement, Moody Member shall contribute cash or other immediately available funds in the amount of $153,750 (the “Moody Member Initial Capital Contribution”) as its Initial Capital Contribution to the Company.  Such amounts may also have been funded previously on behalf of the Company, as the sole member of Moody Holding in connection with its acquisition of the Property.

                  (b)           Contribution by REIT Member.  Concurrently with its execution of this Agreement, REIT Member shall contribute cash or other immediately available funds in the amount of $461,250 (the “REIT Member Initial Capital Contribution”) as its Initial Capital Contribution to the Company.  The Members agree that after giving effect to the contribution described in Section 2.3.1(a) and this Section 2.3.1(b), the initial Percentage Interest of each Member shall be as set forth on Exhibit A.

2.3.2           Additional REIT Member Contributions.  No more frequently than monthly, REIT Member may make additional contributions (a “REIT Member Special Contribution”) that when aggregated  equal the amount of the Moody Member Initial Capital Contribution.  Following any distribution pursuant to Section 4.2.8 that is subsequent to any REIT Member Special Contribution pursuant to this Section 2.3.2, the Percentage Interest of each of the Members shall be adjusted as required by the definition of “Percentage Interest” in Section 7.1.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such distribution of REIT Member Special Contributions shall be made if not permitted by any outstanding loan secured by the Property.

  

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2.3.3           Additional Contributions.  At any time that either (a) the Manager determines that the Company needs additional capital in order to satisfy any operating deficit of the Company or to satisfy any indebtedness or other obligation of the Company that will be due within 45 days or (b) the Manager deems it advisable for the Company to request additional capital following the contribution by REIT Member of aggregate Capital Contributions under Sections 2.3.1 and 2.3.2 that are equal to the Moody Member Initial Capital Contribution, the Manager may require the Members to make additional Capital Contributions to the Company in accordance with their Percentage Interests.  If a Member fails or is unable to make a required capital call, the other Member may contribute the required contribution for the failing Member and the failing Member's Percentage Interest will be reduced and the contributing member’s Percentage Interest will be increased.

2.3.4           Other Matters.

  (a)           Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, no Member may demand or receive a return of Capital Contributions.  No Member has the right to receive property other than cash except as specifically provided in this Agreement.  No Member is entitled to interest on any Capital Contribution.

  (b)           The Manager has no personal liability for the repayment of any Capital Contribution of any Member.

2.3.5           Negative Capital Accounts.  No Member is obligated to restore a negative balance in such Member's Capital Account.

2.4           Loans.

2.4.1           Loans to the Company.  The Members may lend money to the Company as approved by the Manager.  If a Member lends money to the Company pursuant to this Section 2.4.1, the amount of any such loan is not an increase in the Member's Capital Contribution or Percentage Interest, nor does it entitle the Member to any increase in the share of distributions of the Company, nor subject the Member to any greater proportion of the Losses that the Company may sustain.  The amount of any such loan shall be a debt due from the Company to the Member, at such rates and on such terms as determined reasonably by the Manager, but in no event less than the Applicable Federal Rate.

2.4.2           Other Loans.  If the Manager determines that funds are reasonably necessary for conducting the business of the Company, the Manager is authorized (but not obligated) to borrow the needed funds on the Company's behalf on commercially reasonable terms existing at the time of the borrowing, and all or any portion of the Company's assets may be pledged or conveyed as security for the indebtedness.

  

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3.           MANAGEMENT

3.1           The Manager

3.1.1           Management and Authority.  The business and affairs of the Company shall be managed by its Manager.  Except with respect to matters where the approval of the Members is expressly required pursuant to this Agreement, or by nonwaivable provisions of applicable law, the Manager have, to the full extent permitted by the Delaware Act, sole, exclusive, full and complete authority, power and discretion to manage and control 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, including, without limitation, the right and power to appoint individuals to serve as officers of the Company and to delegate authority to such officers.  The signature of any one or more officers of the Manager on any document or instrument purporting to bind the Company shall constitute conclusive evidence as to third parties of the authority of such person to execute such document or instrument on behalf of the Company and thereby so bind the Company.

3.1.2           Number, Tenure and Qualifications.  The Company shall have one (1) Manager, who is REIT Member.  The number of Managers may be increased or decreased by a Majority in Interest.  A Manager holds office until the Manager resigns, dies, or becomes permanently disabled.  A Manager us elected and may be removed by a Majority in Interest.

3.1.3           Quorum and Voting of  Manager.  If there is more than one Manager, meetings of the Managers will be held from time to time at such times and at such places as the Managers determine.  Meetings may be held by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other.  Notice of the time and place of the meeting must be given in accordance with Section 7.2.1 at least two days prior to the meeting.  Each Manager has one vote.  If there is more than one Manager, a majority of the Managers constitute a quorum for the transaction of business of the Managers, and an affirmative vote of a majority of the Managers is necessary to decide any matter arising in connection with the business and affairs of the Company.  If there is only one Manager, no meeting is necessary for the transaction of business and the sole Manager shall take such action as the Manager deems appropriate, subject to the terms of this Agreement and applicable law.

3.1.4           Waiver of Notice.  A Manager may waive any notice required by the Delaware Act, the Certificate or this Agreement before or after the date and time of the meeting or event for which notice is required or before or after the date and time stated in the notice.  The waiver must be in writing, be signed by the Manager entitled to the notice and be delivered to the Company for inclusion in its records.  A Manager's attendance at a meeting waives objection to lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the Manager at the beginning of the meeting objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting.

 

  

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3.1.5           Action by Managers Without a Meeting.  Action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the Manager or Managers may be taken without a meeting if the action is taken by persons who would be entitled to vote not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take the action.  The action must be evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken, signed by the Managers entitled to take such action and delivered to the Company for inclusion in its records.  Action taken under this Section 3.1.5 is effective when the Managers required to approve such action have signed the consent, unless the consent specifies a different effective date.  The record date for determining Managers entitled to take action without a meeting is the date the first Manager signs a written consent.

3.1.6           Duties and Obligations of Managers and Tax Matters Person.

  (a)           The Manager must take all actions necessary or appropriate (i) for the continuation of the Company's valid existence as a limited liability company under the laws of the State of Delaware and of each other jurisdiction in which such existence is necessary to protect the limited liability of the Members or to enable the Company to conduct the business in which it is engaged and (ii) for the accomplishment of the Company's purposes.

  (b)           The Manager must devote to the Company such time as may be necessary for the proper performance of all of their duties under this Agreement, but the Manager is not required to devote full time to the performance of such duties and may have other business interests or engage in other business activities.  Neither the Company nor any Member has any right, by virtue of this Agreement, to share or participate in such other investments or activities of the Manager.  The Manager will not incur any liability to the Company or to any Member as a result of engaging in any other business or venture.

  (c)           The Tax Matters Person may enter into and execute on behalf of all Members an agreement with the Internal Revenue Service extending the statute of limitations for making an assessment of federal income taxes or the time periods relating to submitting administrative adjustment requests for the Company.  The Tax Matters Person may not enter into any agreement with the Internal Revenue Service which affects the amount, deductibility or credit of any Company item without the prior written consent of all of the Members.  In the event of an audit of the Company's federal income tax return, the Tax Matters Person will provide all Members with the information required by law relating to the administrative or judicial proceedings for the adjustment of Company items.  The Tax Matters Person is entitled to reimbursement by the Company for all expenses reasonably incurred by him in representing the Company in any administrative or judicial proceeding relating to the tax treatment of Company items.

 

  

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              3.1.7           Restrictions on Authority of Manager.  Without the consent of all of the Members, the Manager has no authority to:

  (a)           do any act in contravention of this Agreement;

  (b)           do any act which would make it impossible to carry on the ordinary business of the Company, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement;

  (c)           possess Company assets, including the Property, or assign rights in specific Companyassets, for other than a Company purpose;

  (d)           knowingly perform any act that would subject any Member to liability for the obligations of the Company in any jurisdiction;

  (e)           amend this Agreement or the Certificate; or

  (f)           dissolve the Company.

3.1.8          Exculpation; Indemnification.  (a) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, no Member or Manager nor any officer, employee or agent of the Company, the Member or the Manager (collectively, the “Covered Persons”) shall be liable to the Company or to any Member or Manager provided such Covered Person acts in accordance with its duties and responsibilities hereunder and provided its acts or omissions are taken in good faith and within the scope of authority granted or reserved to such Covered Person under this Agreement, and do not constitute fraud, gross negligence, or willful misconduct.

 (b)           To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each Covered Person shall be indemnified, defended and held harmless by the Company from and against any and all expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), losses, damages, liabilities, charges and claims of any kind or nature whatsoever, incurred by such Covered Person in its capacity as a Covered Person, arising out of or incidental to any act performed or omitted to be performed by such Covered Person provided such Covered Person acts in accordance with  its duties and responsibilities hereunder and provided its acts or omissions are taken in good faith and within the scope of authority granted or reserved to such Covered Person under this Agreement, and do not constitute fraud, gross negligence, or willful misconduct or a breach of this Agreement.

3.1.9          Compensation.  Compensation of the Manager will be fixed from time to time by an affirmative vote of a Majority in Interest.

3.1.10        Resignation.  A Manager may resign at any time by giving written notice to Members.  The resignation of a Manager takes effect upon receipt of such notice or at such later time as is specified in such notice, and, unless otherwise specified in such notice, the acceptance of such resignation is not necessary to make it effective.  The resignation of a Manager does not affect the Manager's rights as a Member and does not constitute a withdrawal of a Member.

  

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3.1.11         Vacancies.  Any vacancy of a Manager or Tax Matters Person occurring for any reason will be filled by the affirmative vote of a Majority in Interest.  The Manager or Tax Matters Person elected to fill a vacancy shall hold office until such Manager's or Tax Matters Person’s death, resignation or removal, or until such Manager or Tax Matters Person has become permanently disabled.

3.2           Consultation with and Approval Rights of Brett Moody.

So long as Brett Moody has any outstanding guaranty of any indebtedness of the Company or Moody Holding (including any indebtedness that is assumed by Moody Holding upon Moody Holding’s acquisition of the Property), (a) the Manager shall in good faith consult with Brett Moody and consider any proposals or recommendations of Brett Moody regarding any possible refinancing of the Property and any sale of the Property and (b) any sale of the Property shall require the consent of Brett Moody, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.  Brett Moody is an intended third party beneficiary of this Section 3.2.

3.3           Appointment of Manager as Attorneys-In-Fact

3.3.1           Managers As Attorneys-in-Fact.  Each Member irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Manager as such Member's true and lawful attorney and agent, with full power and authority in such Member's name, place and stead, to execute, acknowledge, deliver, file and record in the appropriate public offices all certificates or other instruments (including without limitation counterparts of this Agreement) which the Manager deems appropriate to qualify or continue the Company as a limited liability company in the jurisdictions in which the Company conducts business, including amendments to this Agreement necessary to correct scriveners' errors.

3.3.2           Survival of Appointment.  The appointment by all Members of the Manager as attorneys-in-fact is deemed to be a power coupled with an interest, in recognition of the fact that each of the Members will be relying upon the Manager to act as contemplated by this Agreement in any filing and other action by the Manager on behalf of the Company, and such power shall survive the death or incapacity of any Person hereby giving such power and the Transfer by a Member of all or part of a Membership Interest.  The foregoing power of attorney of a transferor Member will survive such Transfer only until such time as the transferee shall have been admitted to the Company as a Member and all required documents and instruments have been duly executed, filed and recorded to effect such substitution.  Any Person dealing with the Company may conclusively presume and rely upon the fact that any such instrument executed by such agent and attorney-in-fact is authorized, regular and binding without further inquiry.

  

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4.           ALLOCATIONS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

4.1           Allocations of Profit and Loss

4.1.1           Profits and Losses.  Except as otherwise provided in Section 4.1.2, any Profits or Losses recognized by the Company in any fiscal year or other period shall be allocated among the Members such that the ending Capital Account of each Member, immediately after giving effect to such allocations, is, as nearly as possible, equal to the difference between (a) the amount of the distributions that would be made to such Member pursuant to Section 4.2 if (i) the Company were dissolved and terminated at the end of the fiscal year, (ii) its affairs were would up and each asset on hand at the end of the fiscal year were sold for cash equal to its Gross Asset Value, (iii) all liabilities of the Company were satisfied (limited with respect to each nonrecourse liability to the fair market value of the assets securing such liability); and (iv) the net assets of the Company were distributed to the Members in accordance with Section 4.2 and (b) such Member’s share of Company Minimum Gain and such Member’s share of Member Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain.

 

4.1.2          Special Allocation Rules.

 

 (a)           Limitation on Loss Allocation.  Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4.1.1 hereof, if the amount of Loss that would otherwise be allocated to a Member in any fiscal year under Section 4.1.1 hereof would cause or increase a Member's Adjusted Capital Account Deficit as of the last day of such fiscal year, then a proportionate part of such Loss equal to such excess shall be allocated to the other Members to the extent such allocation can be made without violating the provisions of this Section 4.1.1 with respect to such other Members.

 

 (b)           Qualified Income Offset.  Notwithstanding any provision hereof to the contrary, if a Member unexpectedly receives in any fiscal year any adjustment, allocation or distribution described in Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5), or (6), and if a Member has an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit as of the last day of such fiscal year, then all items of income and gain of the Company (consisting of a pro rata portion of each item of Company income and gain) for such fiscal year (and, if necessary, for subsequent fiscal years) shall be allocated to the Member in the amount and in the manner necessary to eliminate such Adjusted Capital Account Deficit as quickly as possible.

 

  

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(c)           Gross Income Allocation.  Notwithstanding any provision hereof to the contrary, if a Member has an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit as of the last day of any fiscal year, then all items of income and gain of the Company (consisting of a pro rata portion of each item of Company income and gain, including gross income) for such fiscal year shall be allocated to such Member in the amount and in the manner necessary to eliminate such Adjusted Capital Account Deficit as quickly as possible.

 

(d)           Minimum Gain Chargeback.  Notwithstanding any provision hereof to the contrary, any item of Company income or gain for any fiscal year (or any portion of any such item) that is required to be allocated to the Members under Regulations Sections 1.704-2(f) or 1.704-2(i)(4) shall be allocated to the Members for such fiscal year in the manner so required by such Regulations, including Regulations Section 1.704-2(j)(2).

 

(e)           Member Nonrecourse Deductions.  Notwithstanding any provision hereof to the contrary, any Member Nonrecourse Deductions shall be specially allocated to the Member who bears the economic risk of loss with respect to the Nonrecourse Debt to which such Member Nonrecourse Deductions are attributable in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(1).

 

(f)           Adjusted Capital Account Deficit.  Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Section 4.1, if the amount of Loss that would otherwise be allocated to a Member in any fiscal year would cause an increase in a Member’s Adjusted Capital Account Deficit as of the last day of such fiscal year, then a proportionate part of such Loss equal to such excess shall be allocated to the other Members to the extent such allocation can be made without violating the provisions of this sentence with respect to such other Members.

 

(g)           Curative Allocations.  The allocations set forth in subsections (a), through (e) of this Section 4.1.2 (the “Regulatory Allocations”) are intended to comply with certain requirements of Sections 1.704-1(b) and 1.704-2 of the Regulations.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article 4, the Regulatory Allocations shall be taken into account in allocating Profits, Losses and items of Company income, gain, loss and deduction to the Members so that, to the extent possible, the net amount of such allocations of Profits, Losses and other items and the Regulatory Allocations to each Member shall be equal to the net amount that would have been allocated to each such Member if the Regulatory Allocations had not occurred.

 

4.1.3         Other Allocation Rules.

 

(a)           Allocations of Individual Items.  Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all items of Company income, gain, loss, deduction for federal and state income tax purposes, and any other allocations not otherwise provided for, shall be divided among the Members in the same proportions as they share Profits or Losses, as the case may be, for the year.

 

(b)           Allocation Within Period.  For purposes of determining the Profits, Losses, or any other items allocable to any period, Profits, Losses, and any such other items shall be determined on a daily, monthly, or other basis, as determined by the Manager using any permissible method under Code Section 706 and the Regulations thereunder.

 

(c)           Allocable Cash Basis Item.  Any “allocable cash basis item” of the Company (as defined in Section 706(d) of the Code) for any fiscal year that is required to be allocated to the Members in the manner provided in Section 706(d) of the Code must be allocated to the Members in the manner so required.

 

  

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(d)           Transfer of Membership Interests.  If one or more Membership Interests are transferred during any fiscal year of the Company, the Company income or loss attributable to such Membership Interests for such fiscal year shall be allocated between the transferor and the transferee in any manner permitted by law as they shall agree; provided, however, that if the Company does not receive on or before January 31 of the year following the year in which the transfer occurs written notice stating the manner in which such parties have agreed to allocate such Company income or loss, then all such Company income or loss shall be allocated between the parties based on the percentage of the year each party was, according to the books and records of the Company, the owner of record of the Company interest(s) transferred during that year.

4.1.4         Power of Manager to Vary Allocations of Profits and Losses.  It is the intent of the Members that each Member's allocable share of Profits and Losses shall be determined and allocated in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4.1 to the fullest extent permitted by Section 704(b) of the Code, or its statutory successor.  However, if the Company is advised that the allocations provided in this Section 4.1 will not be respected for Federal income tax purposes, the allocation provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed amended by the Members in the manner and to the extent determined by the Manager, on advice of accountants or legal counsel, to be in the best interest and consistent with the economic sharing of the Members, but in no event shall such reallocation be greater than the minimum reallocation necessary so that the allocation in this Section 4.1 will be respected for Federal income tax purposes.

 

4.1.5         Tax Allocations.  In accordance with Code Section 704(c) and the Regulations thereunder and with Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f)(4) and 1.704-1(b)(4)(i) of the Regulations, income, gain, loss and deduction with respect to any property contributed to the capital of the Company or property revalued on the Company's books and in the Capital Accounts shall, solely for tax purposes, be allocated among the Members so as to take account of any variation between the adjusted basis of such property to the Company for federal income tax purposes and its initial Gross Asset Value, under any method selected by the Manager.

 

4.1.6         No Capital Shift.  The parties to this Agreement intend no shift in capital, as determined in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-1(b), from or to any Member, shall take place upon the issuance of any interest in the Company.  The parties to this Agreement agree that this Agreement shall be amended by the Manager to the extent, if any, necessary or appropriate to prevent such shift in capital, and to the extent, if any, necessary or appropriate to ensure that the issuance of an interest in the Company does not result in taxable income to the recipient of such interest immediately upon issuance.  The parties to this Agreement agree to take any action necessary or appropriate to ensure that such amendment is effective for federal income tax purposes.

4.2           Distributions.

4.2.1           Quarterly Tax Distribution.  Except as provided in Section 1.4, the Company must make distributions out of Distributable Cash From Operations and Distributable Cash From Capital Proceeds quarterly (within 30 days of the end of the quarter) or at any other time determined by the Manger to the Members in an amount reasonably estimated by the Manager to be at least sufficient to (i) enable the Members to pay federal, state and local income taxes, including estimated taxes, attributable to their Membership Interests based on each Member's relative share of the Company's taxable income for the period and (ii) enable REIT Member (or its affiliate) to avoid any taxes under the Code, including but not limited to Sections 857 or 4981 of the Code.  Any such tax distribution shall be treated as an advance against any distribution to be made under Section 4.2.2 or 4.2.3 (as applicable).

 

  

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4.2.2           General Distributions.  Subject to the discretion of the Manager and except as provided in Section 1.4.2 relating to the liquidation of the Company and as provided in Section 4.2.8, Distributable Cash From Operations shall be distributed to the Members as follows:

(a)`    First, to the REIT Member until such time as it has received cumulative distributions pursuant to this Section 4.2.2(a) and Section 4.2.3(b) equal to a 10% per annum, cumulative, non-compounded return on its Unreturned Capital Contributions;

(b)    Second, to the Moody Member until such time as it has received cumulative distributions pursuant to this Section 4.2.2(b) and Section 4.2.3(d) equal to a 10% per annum, cumulative, non-compounded return on its Unreturned Capital Contributions; and

(c)     Thereafter, to the Members in accordance with their Percentage Interests as of the date of the relevant distribution.

4.2.3          Subject to the discretion of the Manager and except as provided in Section 1.4.2 relating to the liquidation of the Company and as provided in Section 4.2.8, Distributable Cash From Capital Proceeds shall be distributed to the Members as follows:

(a)     First, 100% to the REIT Member until it has received cumulative distributions pursuant to this Section 4.2.3(a) equal to 100% of its Capital Contributions;

(b)     Second, to the REIT Member until such time as it has received cumulative distributions pursuant to this Section 4.2.3(b) and Sections 4.2.2(a) and 4.2.2(c) equal to a 10% per annum, cumulative, non-compounded return on its Unreturned Capital Contributions;

(c)     Third, 100% to the Moody Member until it has received cumulative distributions pursuant to this Section 4.2.3(c) equal to 100% of its Capital Contributions;

(d)     Fourth, to the Moody Member until such time as it has received cumulative distributions pursuant to this Section 4.2.3(d) and Sections 4.2.2(b) and 4.2.2(c) equal to a 10% per annum, cumulative, non-compounded return on its Unreturned Capital Contributions; and

 

  

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(e)     Fifth, to the Members in accordance with their Percentage Interests as of the date of the relevant distribution.

4.2.4           Distribution Among Members.  If any Membership Interest is sold, assigned or transferred during any accounting period, all distributions on or before the date of such Transfer will be made to the transferor, and all distributions after such date will be made to the transferee.

4.2.5           Amounts Withheld. All amounts withheld pursuant to the Code or any provision of any state or local tax law with respect to any payment or distribution to Members will be treated as amounts distributed to Members pursuant to this Section 4.2 for all purposes of this Agreement.

4.2.6           In Kind Distributions.  If any assets of the Company are distributed in kind, such assets will be distributed to Members entitled to such distribution as tenants-in-common in the same proportions as such Members would have been entitled to cash distributions.

4.2.7           Limitation Upon Distributions.  No distribution shall be made to Members if prohibited by the Delaware Act.

4.2.8           Special Distribution to Moody Member.  In the event there is a REIT Member Special Contribution made pursuant to Section 2.3.2, such amount shall be immediately distributed to the Moody Member.

5.           TRANSFERS AND REDEMPTION RIGHTS

 

5.1           Transfer of Interests.

5.1.1           Restriction on Transfers.  Except as otherwise permitted by this Agreement, no Member may Transfer all or any portion of such Member's Membership Interest.

5.1.2           Permitted Transfers.

 

  (a)           A Member may Transfer all or part of its Membership Interest only with the advance written consent of a Majority in Interest of the Members.

 

  (b)           A Member may Transfer all or part of its Membership Interest to a Member of the Company at any time upon notice to the Company.

 

  

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5.1.3         Prohibited Transfers.

 

(a)           Preserve Partnership Tax Status.  No Member shall be permitted to transfer any portion of its interest in the Company or take any other action that, in the judgment of the Manager, would materially increase the risk that the Company would be treated as a “publicly traded partnership” within the meaning of Code Section 7704 or to be classified as a corporation within the meaning of Code Section 7701(a).

 

(b)           Technical Tax Terminations.  No Member shall be permitted to transfer all or any portion of its interest in the Company or to take any other action that would result in a termination of the Company within the meaning of Section 708(b)(1)(B) of the Code, without the approval of the Manager.

 

(c)           Transfers that Trigger Tax Withholding.  Unless arrangements concerning withholding are approved by the Manager (if such withholding is required of the Company), no Member shall be permitted to transfer all or any portion of its interest in the Company to any Person, unless such Person is a United States Person as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code and is not subject to withholding of any federal tax.

 

(d)           ERISA Limitations.  No Member shall be permitted to transfer all or any portion of its Company interest if such transfer will cause the assets of the Company to be deemed “plan assets” under ERISA or the Code, or result in any “prohibited transaction” under ERISA or the Code.

(e)           Effect of Prohibited Transfers.    Any purported Transfer of a Membership Interest that is not a Permitted Transfer shall be null and void and of no effect whatsoever; provided, however, if the Company is required by law to recognize a Transfer that is not a Permitted Transfer, the interest transferred is strictly limited to the transferor's Economic Interest with respect to the transferred Membership Interest, and any allocations and distributions of such Economic Interest Owner may be applied (without limiting any other legal or equitable rights of the Company) to satisfy any debts, obligations, or liabilities for damages that the transferor or transferee of such interest may have to the Company.

(f)           Indemnification for Prohibited Transfers.    In the case of a Transfer or attempted Transfer of a Membership Interest that is not a Permitted Transfer, the parties engaging or attempting to engage in such Transfer must indemnify and hold harmless the Company and the other Members from all cost, liability, and damage that any of such indemnified Persons may incur (including, without limitation, incremental tax liability and lawyers' fees and expenses) as a result of such Transfer or attempted Transfer and efforts to enforce this Agreement, including without limitation this Section 5.1.3.

 

  

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5.1.4        Rights of Unadmitted Assignees.  A Person who acquires one or more Membership Interests but who is not admitted as a substituted Member pursuant to Section 5.1.5 is entitled only to become an Economic Interest Owner, with a right to allocations and distributions with respect to such interests in accordance with this Agreement, but has no right to any information or accounting of the affairs of the Company, is not entitled to inspect the books or records of the Company, and does not have any of the voting rights, rights to participate in the management of the Company or other rights of a Member under the Act or this Agreement.

5.1.5        Admission of Interest Holders as Members.  Subject to the other provisions of this Section 5.1, a transferee of a Membership Interest may be admitted to the Company as a substituted Member only upon satisfaction of the following conditions:

(a)           The Membership Interest with respect to which the transferee is being admitted was acquired by means of a Permitted Transfer as set forth in Section 5.1.2;

(b)           The transferee becomes a party to this Agreement as a Member and executes such documents and instruments as the Manager deems necessary or appropriate to confirm such transferee as a Member and such transferee's agreement to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement;

(c)           The transferee pays or reimburses the Company for all reasonable legal, filing, and publication costs that the Company incurs in connection with the admission of the transferee as a Member with respect to the transferred Membership Interests;

(d)           If the transferee is not a sui juris human being, the transferee provides the Company with evidence satisfactory to counsel for the Company of the authority of the transferee to become a Member and to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement; and

(e)           A Majority in Interest of the Members consent to the admission of the transferee as a new Member.

5.1.6         Withdrawal of Moody Member.  Without any further action of the Company, the Manager or any Member, Moody Member shall cease to be a Member or to have any interest in the Company at such time as its Percentage Interest is reduced to zero and shall be deemed to have withdrawn from the Company effective as of the date its Percentage Interest first equals zero.

5.2           Additional Members.

No new Member shall be entitled to any retroactive allocation of losses, income or expense deductions incurred by the Company.  The Manager may, at its option, at the time a Member is admitted, close the Company books (as though the Company's tax year had ended) or make pro rata allocations of loss, income and expense deductions to a new Member for that portion of the Company's tax year in which a Member was admitted in accordance with the provisions of Code Section 706(d).

 

  

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5.3           Withdrawal.

5.3.1           Withdrawal.  Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, a Member may not withdraw from the Company, unless the withdrawal is consented to by a Majority in Interest (not including the withdrawing Member).  Any other voluntary withdrawal constitutes a breach of this Agreement for which the Company and other Members have the remedies provided under applicable law (including damages for breach of this Agreement and forfeiture of the withdrawing Member's interest in the Company's goodwill), but will nonetheless be effective after three months' written notice delivered to the other Members.  In the event a Member withdraws, whether with or without consent, the withdrawing Member is not entitled to receive the fair value of his, its or her Membership Interest, except as, and to the extent approved by the Manager.  Any prohibited Transfer of Membership Interests, including Transfers required by law to be recognized in contravention of Section 5.1 of this Agreement, shall be treated as a deemed withdrawal of the transferring Member in violation of this Agreement.  Such a transferor shall cease to be a Member of the Company.

 

6.           RESERVED.

7.           DEFINITIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS\

7.1           Definitions.

As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

“Adjusted Capital Account Deficit” means, with respect to any Member, the deficit balance, if any, in such Member's Capital Account as of the end of the relevant fiscal year, after giving effect to the following adjustments:

 

(a)           Such Capital Account shall be increased to reflect the amounts, if any, which such Member is obligated to restore to the Company or is treated or deemed to be obligated to restore pursuant to Regulations Sections 1.704-2(g)(1) and 1.704-2(i)(5); and

(b)           Such Capital Account shall be reduced to reflect any items described in Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) and (6).

 

 

  

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The foregoing definition of Adjusted Capital Account Deficit is intended to comply with the provisions of Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.

“Agreement” means this Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement, as it may be amended.

 

“Applicable Federal Rate” means, depending upon the initial payment period as described in the applicable section, the annual federal short term rate of interest or the annual federal mid term rate of interest, as appropriate, described in Section 1274(d) of the Code.

“Capital Account” means with respect to any 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 Members' distributive share of Profits and any items in the nature of income or gain which are specially allocated pursuant to Section 4.1.2 hereof, and the amount of any Company liabilities assumed by such Member or which are secured by any Company Property distributed to such Member;

(b)           To each Member's Capital Account there shall be debited the amount of cash and the Gross Asset Value of any Company Property distributed to such Member pursuant to any provision of this Agreement, such Member's distributive share of Losses and any items in the nature of expenses or losses which are specially allocated pursuant to Section 4.1.2 hereof, and the amount of any liabilities of such Member assumed by the Company or which are secured by any property contributed by such Member to the Company;

(c)           Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, in the event any interest in the Company is 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 interest; and

(d)           In determining the amount of any liability for purposes of clauses (a) and (b) of this definition, 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 Section 1.704-1(b), and shall be interpreted and applied in a manner consistent with such Regulations.  The Manager may modify the manner in which Capital Accounts are computed to the extent the Manager reasonably determines that such modification is necessary in order to comply with such Regulations, provided that such modification is not likely to have a material effect on the amounts distributable to a Member hereunder upon the dissolution of the Company in accordance with Section 1.4.

 

  

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“Capital Contributions” means with respect to any Member, the amount of money and the initial Gross Asset Value of any property (other than money) contributed to the Company with respect to the Membership Interest held by such Member.

“Certificate” means the Certificate of Formation of the Company, duly filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, as amended.

“Code” means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

“Company” means Moody National RI Perimeter Holding, LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware.

“Company Minimum Gain” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.704-2(b)(2) of the Regulations;

“Covered Persons” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.8.

 

“Delaware Act” or “Act” means the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, as amended.

“Depreciation” shall mean, 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 for such year is zero, Depreciation shall be determined with reference to such beginning Gross Asset Value using any reasonable method selected by the Manager.

“Distributable Cash From Operation” shall mean the net amount of cash received by the Company from its operations, other than Capital Contributions and items taken into account in Distributable Cash From Capital Proceeds, that the Manager deems available for distribution, taking into account all Company debts, liabilities, expenses, and obligations then due and amounts the Manager determines necessary or advisable to place into reserves.

“Distributable Cash From Capital Proceeds” shall mean the net amount of cash proceeds received by the Company from a sale, exchange, refinancing or other disposition of the Property that the Manager deems available for distribution, taking into account all Company debts, liabilities, expenses, and obligations then due and amounts the Manager determines necessary or advisable to place into reserves.

 

  

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 “Economic Interest” means a Member's or Economic Interest Owner's share of the Company's Profits, Losses and distributions pursuant to this Agreement and the Delaware Act, but shall not include any right to information, to an accounting of the affairs of the Company, to inspect the books or records of the Company, to receive notice of any meetings of Members, or to vote on, consent to or otherwise participate in any decision of the Members.

“Economic Interest Owner” means the owner of an Economic Interest who is not a Member.

 

“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

“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 fair market value of such asset, as determined by the Moody Member and the Company;

 

(b)         The Gross Asset Values of each item of Company Property shall be adjusted to equal its gross fair market value, as determined by the Manager, as of the following times:  (i) the acquisition of an additional interest in the Company by any new or existing Member either in exchange for more than a de minimis Capital Contribution; (ii) the acquisition of an interest in the Company (other than a de minimis interest) as consideration for the provision of services to or for the benefit of the Company by any new or existing Member or by any new Member in anticipation of being a Member; (iii) the distribution by the Company to a Member of more than a de minimis amount of Company Property; and (iv) the liquidation of the Company within the meaning of Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g); provided, however, that if Gross Asset Values are adjusted as provided herein the Member's Capital Accounts shall be restated in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f) and that adjustments pursuant to clauses (i) - (iii) above 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 Property distributed to any Member shall be its fair market value as determined by the Member and the Company on the date of distribution; and

(d)         The Gross Asset Values of Company Property shall be increased (or decreased) to reflect any adjustments to the adjusted basis of such Company Property 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); provided, however, that Gross Asset Values shall not be adjusted pursuant to this clause (d) of this definition to the extent the Manager determines that an adjustment pursuant to clause (b) of this definition is necessary or appropriate in connection with a transaction that would otherwise result in an adjustment pursuant to clause (d) of this definition.

 

  

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If the Gross Asset Value of an asset has been determined or adjusted pursuant to clauses (a), (b) or (d) of this definition, 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.

 

“Initial Capital Contribution” means any Capital Contribution made pursuant to Section 2.3.1.

 

“Lessee” means Moody National RI Perimeter MT, LLC

 

“Losses” has the meaning set forth herein under “Profits” and “Losses.”

“Majority in Interest” means Members owning more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding Percentage Interests.

“Manager” means the Person or Persons described in Section 3.1.2 of this Agreement.

“Member Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.704-2(i)(2) of the Regulations.

 

“Member Nonrecourse Deductions” has the same meaning as the term “partner nonrecourse deductions” in Regulations Sections 1.704-2(i)(1) and 1.704-2(i)(2).

“Members” means collectively, each of the parties who signs a counterpart of this Agreement as a Member, and each of the parties who may hereafter become Members.  “Member” means any of the Members.

“Membership Interest” means a Member's entire interest in the Company, including such Member's Economic Interest, the right to participate in the management of the business and affairs of the Company, and the right to vote on, consent to, or otherwise participate in any decision or action of or by the Members granted pursuant to this Agreement or the Delaware Act.  To the extent the Members’ Membership Interests changes and Members are added or withdraw, such changes will be reflected in the Company’s books and records without the requirement of amending this Agreement.

 

“Moody Holding” shall mean Moody National RI Perimeter Holding, LLC.

 

“Nonrecourse Debt” means a nonrecourse liability as set forth in Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(3).

 

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“Percentage Interest” means a percentage determined at any given time with respect to each Member equal to the quotient of (a) the difference between the aggregate Capital Contributions made by such Member as of the relevant date and the aggregate distributions to such Member under Section 4.2.7 divided by (b) the difference between the aggregate Capital Contributions made by all Members as of the relevant date and the aggregate distributions to all Members under Section 4.2.7 as of the relevant date. Each Member’s initial Percentage Interest in the Company is expressed on Exhibit A to this Agreement.  To the extent the Members’ Percentage Interests changes and Members are added or withdraw, such changes will be reflected in the Company’s books and records without the requirement of amending this Agreement.

“Permitted Transfer” means a Transfer of a Membership Interest as described in Section 5.1.2.

“Person” means any individual, partnership, corporation, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company or other entity or any government, governmental agency or political subdivision.

“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 clauses (b) or (c) of that definition, 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 Company 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 Company Property disposed of, notwithstanding that the adjusted tax basis of such Company Property differs from its Gross Asset Value;

 

  

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(e)           In lieu of the depreciation, amortization, and other cost recovery deductions taken into account in computing such taxable income or loss, there shall be taken into account Depreciation for such fiscal year or other period, computed in accordance with the definition of Depreciation herein; and

(f)           Notwithstanding any other provision of this definition, any items which are specially allocated pursuant to Section 4.1.2 hereof shall not be taken into account in computing Profits or Losses.

“Property” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.3.

“Regulations” means the Income Tax Regulations, including Temporary Regulations, promulgated under the Code, as such Regulations may be amended (including corresponding provisions of succeeding regulations).

“REIT Member Special Contribution” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.3.2.

“Tax Matters Person” means REIT Member, who is the Member designated to act on behalf of the Company as the “tax matters partner” within the meaning of that term in Code Section 6231(a)(7) in administrative and judicial proceedings relating to the determination of Company items of income, deduction, and credit for federal income tax purposes.

“Transfer” means, as a noun, any voluntary or involuntary transfer, sale, pledge, hypothecation, or other disposition and, as a verb, voluntarily or involuntarily to transfer, sell, pledge, hypothecate, or otherwise dispose of, whether for consideration or gratuitously.

“Unreturned Capital Contributions” shall mean each Member’s aggregate Capital Contributions less cumulative distributions to date made to the Member pursuant to Section 4.2.3(a) in the case of the REIT Member and pursuant to Sections 4.2.3(c) and 4.2.8 in the case of the Moody Member.

7.2           Miscellaneous.

7.2.1           Notices.  All notices, demands, requests, consents or other communications required or permitted to be given or made under this Agreement must be in writing and signed by the party giving the same and are deemed given or made (a) two (2) days after being mailed by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, (b) when transmitted via facsimile, graphic scanning or other telegraphic communication, (c) when hand delivered, or (d) one (1) day after being sent by overnight delivery service, in each case to the intended recipient as indicated on Exhibit A to this Agreement or to any other address of which prior written notice has been given.

 

  

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7.2.2           Severability. In the event of the invalidity of any provision of this Agreement, such provision is deemed stricken from this Agreement, which will continue in full force and effect as if the offending provision were never a part of this Agreement.

7.2.3           Captions.  Captions contained in this Agreement are inserted only as a matter of convenience and for reference and in no way define, limit, extend or prescribe the scope of this Agreement or the intent of any provision.

7.2.4           Person and Gender.  The masculine gender includes the feminine and neuter genders and the singular includes the plural.

7.2.5           Benefits and Burdens. The restrictions on assignment contained in Section 5.1 and the terms and provisions of this Agreement are binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the successors, assigns, personal representatives, estates, heirs and legatees of Members.

7.2.6           Applicable Law.  Notwithstanding the place where this Agreement may be executed by any of the parties, the parties expressly agree that all the terms and provisions of this Agreement are construed under and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware.

7.2.7           Entire Agreement.  This Agreement, together with its Exhibit, constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect to matters set forth in this Agreement and supersedes any prior understanding or agreement, oral or written, with respect to such matters.

7.2.8           Agreement in Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts and all so executed constitute one Agreement, binding on all the parties, notwithstanding that all the parties are not signatories to the original or the same counterpart.

7.2.9           Amendment.  Any amendment to this Agreement must be in writing signed by all Members.

7.2.10           Further Assurances.  Each Member agrees to execute and deliver all such further instruments and do all such further acts as the Manager deems advisable to effectuate this Agreement.

7.2.11           Restriction on Company Activities.     It is mutually agreed and understood that certain actions, if taken by the Company, could have seriously adverse tax or other economic consequences to the Members.  In order to avoid such consequences, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Members hereby agree as follows:

 

  

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                                (a)           The Members acknowledge that Moody National REIT I, Inc. (“Moody REIT”) is an Affiliate of REIT Member and is or will elect to be treated as a real estate investment trust (a “REIT”) under Section 856 of the Code and that Moody REIT’s status and taxation as a REIT will be affected by the nature of the income and assets of the Company.  So long as Moody REIT or any Affiliate of Moody REIT is a REIT:  (i) except with the express prior written consent of REIT Member, the Company shall not take any action which (a) could, in the reasonable judgment of REIT Member, adversely affect the ability of Moody REIT to continue to qualify as a REIT, or (b) could, in the reasonable judgment of REIT Member, subject Moody REIT to any additional taxes under Sections 857 or 4981 of the Code; (ii) except with the express prior written permission of REIT Member, no services shall be provided directly by the Company to, or for the benefit of, tenants of the Property unless such services are provided by a “taxable REIT subsidiary” as defined in Section 856(l) of the Code or an “independent contractor” as defined in Section 856(d)(3) of the Code with respect to Moody REIT.

 

                              (b)           So long as REIT Member or any Affiliate of REIT Member is a REIT, without the express prior written consent of REIT Member, the Company shall neither acquire, nor own, directly or indirectly, any “securities” other than securities that constitute real estate assets within the meaning of Code Section 856(c)(5)(B), Government securities, or securities that are not considered securities pursuant to Code Section 856(m).

 

                              (c)           Without the express prior written consent of both Members, the Company shall not elect to be treated as other than a partnership or disregarded entity for federal tax purposes.

 

                              (d)           Without the express prior written consent of both Members, the Company shall not actively market and hold for sale subdivided lots or condominium units.

 

  

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have entered into this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

	  	  	
PURCHASER:

	  
	  	  	  	  
	  	  	
MOODY NATIONAL RI PERIMETER

	  
	  	  	 JV, LLC 	  
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	  	  	
By:

	 /s/ Brett C. Moody	  
	  	  	
Its:

	President	  

 

 

	  	  	
MEMBERS:

	  
	  	  	  	  
	  	  	
MOODY NATIONAL RI PERIMETER

	  
	  	  	TO, LLC 	  
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	  	  	
By:

	 /s/ Brett C. Moody	  
	  	  	
Its:

	President	  

 

 

	  	  	
MEMBERS:

	  
	  	  	  	  
	  	  	
MOODY NATIONAL RI PERIMETER

	  
	  	  	REIT JV, LLC 	  
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	  	  	
By:

	 /s/ Brett C. Moody	  
	  	  	
Its:

	President	  

 

  

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EXHIBIT A

MOODY NATIONAL RI PERIMETER JV, LLC

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY OPERATING AGREEMENT

	
 

Members' Names, Addresses

and Federal Identification Numbers

	
Value of Initial Capital Contribution

	
 

Percentage

Interest   

 

	
Moody National Perimeter REIT JV Member, LLC

6363 Woodway, Suite 110

Houston, TX  77057

Telephone:  713-977-7500

Fax:  713-977-7505

FEIN:

 

	
$461,250

	
75%

	
Moody National RI Perimeter TO, LLC

6363 Woodway, Suite 110

Houston, TX  77057

Telephone:  713-977-7500

Fax:  713-977-7505

FEIN:

 

	
$153,750

	
25%

  

  

  

 

EXHIBIT B

MOODY NATIONAL RI PERIMETER JV, LLC

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY OPERATING AGREEMENT

LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTYblue_ex10-9.htm

EXHIBIT 10.9

 

BLUE EARTH, INC.

2009 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

1. Purpose of the Plan.

This 2009 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) is intended as an incentive, to retain in the employ of and as directors, officers, consultants, advisors and employees to Blue Earth, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and any Subsidiary of the Company, within the meaning of Section 424(f) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), persons of training, experience and ability, to attract new directors, officers, consultants, advisors and employees whose services are considered valuable, to encourage the sense of proprietorship and to stimulate the active interest of such persons in the development and financial success of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

It is further intended that certain options granted pursuant to the Plan shall constitute incentive stock options within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code (the “Incentive Options”) while certain other options granted pursuant to the Plan shall be nonqualified stock options (the “Nonqualified Options”). Incentive Options and Nonqualified Options are hereinafter referred to collectively as “Options.”

The Company intends that the Plan meet the requirements of Rule 16b-3 (“Rule 16b-3”) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and that transactions of the type specified in subparagraphs (c) to (f) inclusive of Rule 16b-3 by officers and directors of the Company pursuant to the Plan will be exempt from the operation of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act. Further, the Plan is intended to satisfy the performance-based compensation exception to the limitation on the Company’s tax deductions imposed by Section 162(m) of the Code with respect to those Options for which qualification for such exception is intended. In all cases, the terms, provisions, conditions and limitations of the Plan shall be construed and interpreted consistent with the Company’s intent as stated in this Section 1.

2. Administration of the Plan.

The Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) shall appoint and maintain as administrator of the Plan a Committee (the “Committee”) consisting of two or more directors who are (i) “Independent Directors” (as such term is defined under the rules of the NASDAQ Stock Market), (ii) “Non-Employee Directors” (as such term is defined in Rule 16b-3) and (iii) “Outside Directors” (as such term is defined in Section 162(m) of the Code), which shall serve at the pleasure of the Board. The Committee, subject to Sections 3, 5 and 6 hereof, shall have full power and authority to designate recipients of Options and restricted stock (“Restricted Stock”) and to determine the terms and conditions of the respective Option and Restricted Stock agreements (which need not be identical) and to interpret the provisions and supervise the administration of the Plan. The Committee shall have the authority, without limitation, to designate which Options granted under the Plan shall be Incentive Options and which shall be Nonqualified Options. To the extent any Option does not qualify as an Incentive Option, it shall constitute a separate Nonqualified Option.

Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall interpret the Plan and all Options and Restricted Stock granted under the Plan, shall make such rules as it deems necessary for the proper administration of the Plan, shall make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan and shall correct any defects or supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or in any Options or Restricted Stock granted under the Plan in the manner and to the extent that the Committee deems desirable to carry into effect the Plan or any Options or Restricted Stock. The act or determination of a majority of the Committee shall be the act or determination of the Committee and any decision reduced to writing and signed by all of the members of the Committee shall be fully effective as if it had been made by a majority of the Committee at a meeting duly held for such purpose. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, any action taken or determination made by the Committee pursuant to this and the other Sections of the Plan shall be conclusive on all parties.

 

  

  

  

 

In the event that for any reason the Committee is unable to act or if the Committee at the time of any grant, award or other acquisition under the Plan does not consist of two or more Non-Employee Directors, or if there shall be no such Committee, or if the Board otherwise determines to administer the Plan, then the Plan shall be administered by the Board, and references herein to the Committee (except in the proviso to this sentence) shall be deemed to be references to the Board, and any such grant, award or other acquisition may be approved or ratified in any other manner contemplated by subparagraph (d) of Rule 16b-3; provided, however, that grants to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer or to any of the Company’s other four most highly compensated officers that are intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code may only be granted by the Committee.

 

3. Designation of Optionees and Grantees.

The persons eligible for participation in the Plan as recipients of Options (the “Optionees”) or Restricted Stock (the “Grantees” and together with Optionees, the “Participants”) shall include directors, officers and employees of, and consultants and advisors to, the Company or any Subsidiary; provided that Incentive Options may only be granted to employees of the Company and any Subsidiary. In selecting Participants, and in determining the number of shares to be covered by each Option or award of Restricted Stock granted to Participants, the Committee may consider any factors it deems relevant, including, without limitation, the office or position held by the Participant or the Participant’s relationship to the Company, the Participant’s degree of responsibility for and contribution to the growth and success of the Company or any Subsidiary, the Participant’s length of service, promotions and potential. A Participant who has been granted an Option or Restricted Stock hereunder may be granted an additional Option or Options, or Restricted Stock if the Committee shall so determine.

4. Stock Reserved for the Plan.

Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 8 hereof, a total of 4,542,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Stock”), shall be subject to the Plan. The shares of Stock subject to the Plan shall consist of unissued shares, treasury shares or previously issued shares held by any Subsidiary of the Company, and such number of shares of Stock shall be and is hereby reserved for such purpose. Any of such shares of Stock that may remain unissued and that are not subject to outstanding Options at the termination of the Plan shall cease to be reserved for the purposes of the Plan, but until termination of the Plan the Company shall at all times reserve a sufficient number of shares of Stock to meet the requirements of the Plan. Should any Option or award of Restricted Stock expire or be canceled prior to its exercise or vesting in full or should the number of shares of Stock to be delivered upon the exercise or vesting in full of an Option or award of Restricted Stock be reduced for any reason, the shares of Stock theretofore subject to such Option or Restricted Stock may be subject to future Options or Restricted Stock under the Plan, except where such reissuance is inconsistent with the provisions of Section 162(m) of the Code where qualification as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code is intended.

5. Terms and Conditions of Options.

Options granted under the Plan shall be subject to the following conditions and shall contain such additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, as the Committee shall deem desirable:

(a) Option Price. The purchase price of each share of Stock purchasable under an Incentive Option shall be determined by the Committee at the time of grant, but shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value (as defined below) of such share of Stock on the date the Option is granted; provided, however, that with respect to an Optionee who, at the time such Incentive Option is granted, owns (within the meaning of Section 424(d) of the Code) more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or of any Subsidiary, the purchase price per share of Stock shall be at least 110% of the Fair Market Value per share of Stock on the date of grant. The purchase price of each share of Stock purchasable under a Nonqualified Option shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of such share of Stock on the date the Option is granted. The exercise price for each Option shall be subject to adjustment as provided in Section 8 below. “Fair Market Value” means the closing price on the final trading day immediately prior to the grant date of the Stock on the principal securities exchange on which shares of Stock are listed (if the shares of Stock are so listed), or on the NASDAQ Stock Market or OTC Bulletin Board (if the shares of Stock are regularly quoted on the NASDAQ Stock Market or OTC Bulletin Board, as the case may be), or, if not so listed, the mean between the closing bid and asked prices of publicly traded shares of Stock in the over the counter market, or, if such bid and asked prices shall not be available, as reported by any nationally recognized quotation service selected by the Company, or as determined by the Committee in a manner consistent with the provisions of the Code. Anything in this Section 5(a) to the contrary notwithstanding, in

no event shall the purchase price of a share of Stock be less than the minimum price permitted under the rules and policies of any national securities exchange on which the shares of Stock are listed.

  

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(b) Option Term. The term of each Option shall be fixed by the Committee, but no Option shall be exercisable more than ten years after the date such Option is granted and in the case of an Incentive Option granted to an Optionee who, at the time such Incentive Option is granted, owns (within the meaning of Section 424(d) of the Code) more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or of any Subsidiary, no such Incentive Option shall be exercisable more than five years after the date such Incentive Option is granted.

(c) Exercisability. Subject to Section 5(j) hereof, Options shall be exercisable at such time or times and subject to such terms and conditions as shall be determined by the Committee at the time of grant; provided, however, that in the absence of any Option vesting periods designated by the Committee at the time of grant, Options shall vest and become exercisable as to one-third of the total number of shares subject to the Option on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the date of grant; and provided further that no Options shall be exercisable until such time as any vesting limitation required by Section 16 of the Exchange Act, and related rules, shall be satisfied if such limitation shall be required for continued validity of the exemption provided under Rule 16b-3(d)(3).

Upon the occurrence of a “Change in Control” (as hereinafter defined), the Committee may accelerate the vesting and exercisability of outstanding Options, in whole or in part, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. In its sole discretion, the Committee may also determine that, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, each outstanding Option shall terminate within a specified number of days after notice to the Optionee thereunder, and each such Optionee shall receive, with respect to each share of Company Stock subject to such Option, an amount equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of such shares immediately prior to such Change in Control over the exercise price per share of such Option; such amount shall be payable in cash, in one or more kinds of property (including the property, if any, payable in the transaction) or a combination thereof, as the Committee shall determine in its sole discretion.

For purposes of the Plan, unless otherwise defined in an employment agreement between the Company and the relevant Optionee, a Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred if:

(i) a tender offer (or series of related offers) shall be made and consummated for the ownership of 50% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the Company, unless as a result of such tender offer more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the surviving or resulting corporation shall be owned in the aggregate by the stockholders of the Company (as of the time immediately prior to the commencement of such offer), any employee benefit plan of the Company or its Subsidiaries, and their affiliates;

(ii) the Company shall be merged or consolidated with another corporation, unless as a result of such merger or consolidation more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the surviving or resulting corporation shall be owned in the aggregate by the stockholders of the Company (as of the time immediately prior to such transaction), any employee benefit plan of the Company or its Subsidiaries, and their affiliates;

(iii) the Company shall sell substantially all of its assets to another corporation that is not wholly owned by the Company, unless as a result of such sale more than 50% of such assets shall be owned in the aggregate by the stockholders of the Company (as of the time immediately prior to such transaction), any employee benefit plan of the Company or its Subsidiaries and their affiliates; or

(iv) a Person (as defined below) shall acquire 50% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the Company (whether directly, indirectly, beneficially or of record), unless as a result of such acquisition more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the surviving or resulting corporation shall be owned in the aggregate by the stockholders of the Company (as of the time immediately prior to the first acquisition of such securities by such Person), any employee benefit plan of the Company or its Subsidiaries, and their affiliates.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Change of Control is defined in an employment agreement between the Company and the relevant Optionee, then, with respect to such Optionee, Change of Control shall have the meaning ascribed to it in such employment agreement.

 

  

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For purposes of this Section 5(c), ownership of voting securities shall take into account and shall include ownership as determined by applying the provisions of Rule 13d-3(d)(I)(i) (as in effect on the date hereof) under the Exchange Act. In addition, for such purposes, “Person” shall have the meaning given in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act, as modified and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof; provided, however, that a Person shall not include (A) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (B) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (C) an underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities; or (D) a corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportion as their ownership of stock of the Company.

(d) Method of Exercise. Options to the extent then exercisable may be exercised in whole or in part at any time during the option period, by giving written notice to the Company specifying the number of shares of Stock to be purchased, accompanied by payment in full of the purchase price, in cash, or by check or such other instrument as may be acceptable to the Committee. As determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion, at or after grant, payment in full or in part may be made at the election of the Optionee (i) in the form of Stock owned by the Optionee (based on the Fair Market Value of the Stock which is not the subject of any pledge or security interest, (ii) in the form of shares of Stock withheld by the Company from the shares of Stock otherwise to be received with such withheld shares of Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to the exercise price of the Option, or (iii) by a combination of the foregoing, such Fair Market Value determined by applying the principles set forth in Section 5(a), provided that the combined value of all cash and cash equivalents and the Fair Market Value of any shares surrendered to the Company is at least equal to such exercise price and except with respect to (ii) above, such method of payment will not cause a disqualifying disposition of all or a portion of the Stock received upon exercise of an Incentive Option. An Optionee shall have the right to dividends and other rights of a stockholder with respect to shares of Stock purchased upon exercise of an Option at such time as the Optionee (i) has given written notice of exercise and has paid in full for such shares, and (ii) has satisfied such conditions that may be imposed by the Company with respect to the withholding of taxes.

(e) Non-transferability of Options. Options are not transferable and may be exercised solely by the Optionee during his lifetime or after his death by the person or persons entitled thereto under his will or the laws of descent and distribution. The Committee, in its sole discretion, may permit a transfer of a Nonqualified Option to (i) a trust for the benefit of the Optionee, (ii) a member of the Optionee’s immediate family (or a trust for his or her benefit) or (iii) pursuant to a domestic relations order. Any attempt to transfer, assign, pledge or otherwise dispose of, or to subject to execution, attachment or similar process, any Option contrary to the provisions hereof shall be void and ineffective and shall give no right to the purported transferee.

(f) Termination by Death. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, if any Optionee’s employment with or service to the Company or any Subsidiary terminates by reason of death, the Option may thereafter be exercised, to the extent then exercisable (or on such accelerated basis as the Committee shall determine at or after grant), by the legal representative of the estate or by the legatee of the Optionee under the will of the Optionee, for a period of one (1) year after the date of such death (or, if later, such time as the Option may be exercised pursuant to Section 14(d) hereof) or until the expiration of the stated term of such Option as provided under the Plan, whichever period is shorter.

(g) Termination by Reason of Disability. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, if any Optionee’s employment with or service to the Company or any Subsidiary terminates by reason of Disability (as defined below), then any Option held by such Optionee may thereafter be exercised, to the extent it was exercisable at the time of termination due to Disability (or on such accelerated basis as the Committee shall determine at or after grant), but may not be exercised after ninety (90) days after the date of such termination of employment or service (or, if later, such time as the Option may be exercised pursuant to Section 14(d) hereof) or the expiration of the stated term of such Option, whichever period is shorter; provided, however, that, if the Optionee dies within such ninety (90) day period, any unexercised Option held by such Optionee shall thereafter be exercisable to the extent to which it was exercisable at the time of death for a period of one (1) year after the date of such death (or, if later, such time as the Option may be exercised pursuant to Section 14(d) hereof) or for the stated term of such Option, whichever period is shorter. “Disability” shall mean an Optionee’s total and permanent disability; provided, that if Disability is defined in an employment agreement between the Company and the relevant Optionee, then, with respect to such Optionee, Disability shall have the meaning ascribed to it in such employment agreement

  

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(h) Termination by Reason of Retirement. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, if any Optionee’s employment with or service to the Company or any Subsidiary terminates by reason of Normal or Early Retirement (as such terms are defined below), any Option held by such Optionee may thereafter be exercised to the extent it was exercisable at the time of such Retirement (or on such accelerated basis as the Committee shall determine at or after grant), but may not be exercised after ninety (90) days after the date of such termination of employment or service (or, if later, such time as the Option may be exercised pursuant to Section 14(d) hereof) or the expiration of the stated term of such Option, whichever date is earlier; provided, however, that, if the Optionee dies within such ninety (90) day period, any unexercised Option held by such Optionee shall thereafter be exercisable, to the extent to which it was exercisable at the time of death, for a period of one (1) year after the date of such death (or, if later, such time as the Option may be exercised pursuant to Section 14(d) hereof) or for the stated term of such Option, whichever period is shorter.

 

For purposes of this paragraph (h), “Normal Retirement” shall mean retirement from active employment with the Company or any Subsidiary on or after the normal retirement date specified in the applicable Company or Subsidiary pension plan or if no such pension plan, age 65, and “Early Retirement” shall mean retirement from active employment with the Company or any Subsidiary pursuant to the early retirement provisions of the applicable Company or Subsidiary pension plan or if no such pension plan, age 55.

(i) Other Terminations. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee upon grant, if any Optionee’s employment with or service to the Company or any Subsidiary is terminated by such Optionee for any reason other than death, Disability, Normal or Early Retirement or Good Reason (as defined below), the Option shall thereupon terminate, except that the portion of any Option that was exercisable on the date of such termination of employment or service may be exercised for the lesser of ninety (90) days after the date of termination (or, if later, such time as the Option may be exercised pursuant to Section 14(d) hereof) or the balance of such Option’s term, which ever period is shorter. The transfer of an Optionee from the employ of or service to the Company to the employ of or service to a Subsidiary, or vice versa, or from one Subsidiary to another, shall not be deemed to constitute a termination of employment or service for purposes of the Plan.

(i) In the event that the Optionee’s employment or service with the Company or any Subsidiary is terminated by the Company or such Subsidiary for “cause” any unexercised portion of any Option shall immediately terminate in its entirety. For purposes hereof, unless otherwise defined in an employment agreement between the Company and the relevant Optionee, “Cause” shall exist upon a good-faith determination by the Board, following a hearing before the Board at which an Optionee was represented by counsel and given an opportunity to be heard, that such Optionee has been accused of fraud, dishonesty or act detrimental to the interests of the Company or any Subsidiary of Company or that such Optionee has been accused of or convicted of an act of willful and material embezzlement or fraud against the Company or of a felony under any state or federal statute; provided, however, that it is specifically understood that “Cause” shall not include any act of commission or omission in the good-faith exercise of such Optionee’s business judgment as a director, officer or employee of the Company, as the case may be, or upon the advice of counsel to the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Cause is defined in an employment agreement between the Company and the relevant Optionee, then, with respect to such Optionee, Cause shall have the meaning ascribed to it in such employment agreement.

 

(ii) In the event that an Optionee is removed as a director, officer or employee by the Company at any time other than for “Cause” or resigns as a director, officer or employee for “Good Reason” the Option granted to such Optionee may be exercised by the Optionee, to the extent the Option was exercisable on the date such Optionee ceases to be a director, officer or employee. Such Option may be exercised at any time within one (1) year after the date the Optionee ceases to be a director, officer or employee (or, if later, such time as the Option may be exercised pursuant to Section 14(d) hereof), or the date on which the Option otherwise expires by its terms; which ever period is shorter, at which time the Option shall terminate; provided, however, if the Optionee dies before the Options terminate and are no longer exercisable, the terms and provisions of Section 5(f) shall control. For purposes of this Section 5(i), and unless otherwise defined in an employment agreement between the Company and the relevant Optionee, Good Reason shall exist upon the occurrence of the following:

 

  

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the assignment to Optionee of any duties inconsistent with the position in the Company that Optionee held immediately prior to the assignment;

 

	
(B)

	  	
a Change of Control resulting in a significant adverse alteration in the status or conditions of Optionee’s participation with the Company or other nature of Optionee’s responsibilities from those in effect prior to such Change of Control, including any significant alteration in Optionee’s responsibilities immediately prior to such Change in Control; and

 

	
(C)

	  	
the failure by the Company to continue to provide Optionee with benefits substantially similar to those enjoyed by Optionee prior to such failure.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Good Reason is defined in an employment agreement between the Company and the relevant Optionee, then, with respect to such Optionee, Good Reason shall have the meaning ascribed to it in such employment agreement.

(j) Limit on Value of Incentive Option. The aggregate Fair Market Value, determined as of the date the Incentive Option is granted, of Stock for which Incentive Options are exercisable for the first time by any Optionee during any calendar year under the Plan (and/or any other stock option plans of the Company or any Subsidiary) shall not exceed $100,000.

6. Terms and Conditions of Restricted Stock.

Restricted Stock may be granted under this Plan aside from, or in association with, any other award and shall be subject to the following conditions and shall contain such additional terms and conditions (including provisions relating to the acceleration of vesting of Restricted Stock upon a Change of Control), not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, as the Committee shall deem desirable:

(a) Grantee rights. A Grantee shall have no rights to an award of Restricted Stock unless and until Grantee accepts the award within the period prescribed by the Committee and, if the Committee shall deem desirable, makes payment to the Company in cash, or by check or such other instrument as may be acceptable to the Committee. After acceptance and issuance of a certificate or certificates, as provided for below, the Grantee shall have the rights of a stockholder with respect to Restricted Stock subject to the non-transferability and forfeiture restrictions described in Section 6(d) below.

(b) Issuance of Certificates. The Company shall issue in the Grantee’s name a certificate or certificates for the shares of Common Stock associated with the award promptly after the Grantee accepts such award.

(c) Delivery of Certificates. Unless otherwise provided, any certificate or certificates issued evidencing shares of Restricted Stock shall not be delivered to the Grantee until such shares are free of any restrictions specified by the Committee at the time of grant.

(d) Forfeitability, Non-transferability of Restricted Stock. Shares of Restricted Stock are forfeitable until the terms of the Restricted Stock grant have been satisfied. Shares of Restricted Stock are not transferable until the date on which the Committee has specified such restrictions have lapsed. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee at or after grant, distributions in the form of dividends or otherwise of additional shares or property in respect of shares of Restricted Stock shall be subject to the same restrictions as such shares of Restricted Stock.

 

(e) Change of Control. Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control as defined in Section 5(c), the Committee may accelerate the vesting of outstanding Restricted Stock, in whole or in part, as determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion.

 

  

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(f) Termination of Employment. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee at or after grant, in the event the Grantee ceases to be an employee or otherwise associated with the Company for any other reason, all shares of Restricted Stock theretofore awarded to him which are still subject to restrictions shall be forfeited and the Company shall have the right to complete the blank stock power. The Committee may provide (on or after grant) that restrictions or forfeiture conditions relating to shares of Restricted Stock will be waived in whole or in part in the event of termination resulting from specified causes, and the Committee may in other cases waive in whole or in part restrictions or forfeiture conditions relating to Restricted Stock.

 

7. Term of Plan.

No Option or award of Restricted Stock shall be granted pursuant to the Plan on or after the date which is ten years from the effective date of the Plan, but Options and awards of Restricted Stock theretofore granted may extend beyond that date.

8. Capital Change of the Company.

In the event of any merger, reorganization, consolidation, recapitalization, stock dividend, or other change in corporate structure affecting the Stock, the Committee shall make an appropriate and equitable adjustment in the number and kind of shares reserved for issuance under the Plan and in the number and option price of shares subject to outstanding Options granted under the Plan, to the end that after such event each Optionee’s proportionate interest shall be maintained (to the extent possible) as immediately before the occurrence of such event. The Committee shall, to the extent feasible, make such other adjustments as may be required under the tax laws so that any Incentive Options previously granted shall not be deemed modified within the meaning of Section 424(h) of the Code. Appropriate adjustments shall also be made in the case of outstanding Restricted Stock granted under the Plan.

The adjustments described above will be made only to the extent consistent with continued qualification of the Option under Section 422 of the Code (in the case of an Incentive Option) and Section 409A of the Code.

9. Purchase for Investment/Conditions.

Unless the Options and shares covered by the Plan have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Company has determined that such registration is unnecessary, each person exercising or receiving Options or Restricted Stock under the Plan may be required by the Company to give a representation in writing that he is acquiring the securities for his own account for investment and not with a view to, or for sale in connection with, the distribution of any part thereof. The Committee may impose any additional or further restrictions on awards of Options or Restricted Stock as shall be determined by the Committee at the time of award.

10. Taxes.

(a) The Company may make such provisions as it may deem appropriate, consistent with applicable law, in connection with any Options or Restricted Stock granted under the Plan with respect to the withholding of any taxes (including income or employment taxes) or any other tax matters.

(b) If any Grantee, in connection with the acquisition of Restricted Stock, makes the election permitted under Section 83(b) of the Code (that is, an election to include in gross income in the year of transfer the amounts specified in Section 83(b)), such Grantee shall notify the Company of the election with the Internal Revenue Service pursuant to regulations issued under the authority of Code Section 83(b).

 

(c) If any Grantee shall make any disposition of shares of Stock issued pursuant to the exercise of an Incentive Option under the circumstances described in Section 421(b) of the Code (relating to certain disqualifying dispositions), such Grantee shall notify the Company of such disposition within ten (10) days hereof.

 

  

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11. Effective Date of Plan.

The Plan shall be effective on October 30, 2009; provided, however, that if, and only if, certain options are intended to qualify as Incentive Stock Options, the Plan must subsequently be approved by majority vote of the Company’s stockholders no later than October 30, 2010, and further, that in the event certain Option grants hereunder are intended to qualify as performance-based compensation within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code, the requirements as to stockholder approval set forth in Section 162(m) of the Code are satisfied.

12. Amendment and Termination.

The Board may amend, suspend, or terminate the Plan, except that no amendment shall be made that would impair the rights of any Participant under any Option or Restricted Stock theretofore granted without the Participant’s consent, and except that no amendment shall be made which, without the approval of the stockholders of the Company would:

(a) materially increase the number of shares that may be issued under the Plan, except as is provided in Section 8;

(b) materially increase the benefits accruing to the Participants under the Plan;

(c) materially modify the requirements as to eligibility for participation in the Plan;

(d) decrease the exercise price of an Incentive Option to less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per share of Stock on the date of grant thereof or the exercise price of a Nonqualified Option to less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per share of Stock on the date of grant thereof; or

(e) extend the term of any Option beyond that provided for in Section 5(b).

(f) except as otherwise provided in Sections 5(d) and 8 hereof, reduce the exercise price of outstanding Options or effect repricing through cancellations and re-grants of new Options.

Subject to the forgoing, the Committee may amend the terms of any Option theretofore granted, prospectively or retrospectively, but no such amendment shall impair the rights of any Optionee without the Optionee’s consent.

It is the intention of the Board that the Plan comply strictly with the provisions of Section 409A of the Code and Treasury Regulations and other Internal Revenue Service guidance promulgated thereunder (the “Section 409A Rules”) and the Committee shall exercise its discretion in granting awards hereunder (and the terms of such awards), accordingly. The Plan and any grant of an award hereunder may be amended from time to time (without, in the case of an award, the consent of the Participant) as may be necessary or appropriate to comply with the Section 409A Rules.

13. Government Regulations.

The Plan, and the grant and exercise of Options or Restricted Stock hereunder, and the obligation of the Company to sell and deliver shares under such Options and Restricted Stock shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules and regulations, and to such approvals by any governmental agencies, national securities exchanges and interdealer quotation systems as may be required.

 

14. General Provisions.

 

(a) Certificates. All certificates for shares of Stock delivered under the Plan shall be subject to such stop transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the rules, regulations and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, or other securities commission having jurisdiction, any applicable Federal or state securities law, any stock exchange or interdealer quotation system upon which the Stock is then listed or traded and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be placed on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.

  

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(b) Employment Matters. Neither the adoption of the Plan nor any grant or award under the Plan shall confer upon any Participant who is an employee of the Company or any Subsidiary any right to continued employment or, in the case of a Participant who is a director, continued service as a director, with the Company or a Subsidiary, as the case may be, nor shall it interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any Subsidiary to terminate the employment of any of its employees, the service of any of its directors or the retention of any of its consultants or advisors at any time.

(c) Limitation of Liability. No member of the Committee, or any officer or employee of the Company acting on behalf of the Committee, shall be personally liable for any action, determination or interpretation taken or made in good faith with respect to the Plan, and all members of the Committee and each and any officer or employee of the Company acting on their behalf shall, to the extent permitted by law, be fully indemnified and protected by the Company in respect of any such action, determination or interpretation.

(d) Registration of Stock. Notwithstanding any other provision in the Plan, no Option may be exercised unless and until the Stock to be issued upon the exercise thereof has been registered under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws, or are, in the opinion of counsel to the Company, exempt from such registration in the United States. The Company shall not be under any obligation to register under applicable federal or state securities laws any Stock to be issued upon the exercise of an Option granted hereunder in order to permit the exercise of an Option and the issuance and sale of the Stock subject to such Option, although the Company may in its sole discretion register such Stock at such time as the Company shall determine. If the Company chooses to comply with such an exemption from registration, the Stock issued under the Plan may, at the direction of the Committee, bear an appropriate restrictive legend restricting the transfer or pledge of the Stock represented thereby, and the Committee may also give appropriate stop transfer instructions with respect to such Stock to the Company’s transfer agent.

15. Non-Uniform Determinations.

The Committee’s determinations under the Plan, including, without limitation, (i) the determination of the Participants to receive awards, (ii) the form, amount and timing of such awards, (iii) the terms and provisions of such awards and (ii) the agreements evidencing the same, need not be uniform and may be made by it selectively among Participants who receive, or who are eligible to receive, awards under the Plan, whether or not such Participants are similarly situated.

16. Governing Law.

The validity, construction, and effect of the Plan and any rules and regulations relating to the Plan shall be determined in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Nevada, without giving effect to principles of conflicts of laws, and applicable federal law.

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

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