Document:

EX-10.6

 

Execution Copy

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT

OF

GOLDMAN SACHS HFP OPPORTUNISTIC FUND, LLC

Dated as of June 25, 2007

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	Page	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE I General Provisions	 	 	1	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 1.01
	 	Company Name and Address	 	 	1	 
	Section 1.02
	 	Fiscal Year	 	 	1	 
	Section 1.03
	 	Liability of Members 	 	 	1	 
	Section 1.04
	 	Purposes of the Company	 	 	2	 
	Section 1.05
	 	Assignability of Interests; Assignment by Managing Member	 	 	2	 
	Section 1.06
	 	Registered Office and Agent for Service of Process	 	 	3	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE II Management of the Company	 	 	3	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 2.01
	 	Management Generally	 	 	3	 
	Section 2.02
	 	Delegation by Managing Member	 	 	3	 
	Section 2.03
	 	Authority of the Managing Member	 	 	3	 
	Section 2.04
	 	Reliance by Third Parties 	 	 	5	 
	Section 2.05
	 	Activity of the Managing Member	 	 	5	 
	Section 2.06
	 	Standard of Care; Indemnification	 	 	6	 
	Section 2.07
	 	Payment of Costs and Expenses	 	 	7	 
	Section 2.08
	 	Principal Transactions and Other Related Party Transactions	 	 	9	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE III Admission of New Members	 	 	9	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 3.01
	 	Admission of New Members	 	 	9	 
	Section 3.02
	 	Additional Classes of Interests	 	 	9	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE IV Capital Accounts of Members and Operation Thereof	 	 	9	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 4.01
	 	Definitions	 	 	9	 
	Section 4.02
	 	Capital Contributions	 	 	10	 
	Section 4.03
	 	Capital Accounts	 	 	10	 
	Section 4.04
	 	Membership Percentages 	 	 	11	 
	Section 4.05
	 	Allocation of Net Capital Appreciation or Net Capital Depreciation	 	 	11	 
	Section 4.06
	 	Determination of Net Assets	 	 	11	 
	Section 4.07
	 	Allocation for Tax Purposes 	 	 	12	 
	Section 4.08
	 	Determination by Managing Member of Certain Matters; Managing Member’s Discretion	 	 	13	 
	Section 4.09
	 	Adjustments to Take Account of Interim Year Events	 	 	13	 
	Section 4.10
	 	Tax Withholding	 	 	13	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE V Redemptions and Distributions	 	 	13	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 5.01
	 	Redemptions and Distributions in General	 	 	13	 
	Section 5.02
	 	Redemptions	 	 	14	 
	Section 5.03
	 	Limitation on Redemptions	 	 	15	 
	Section 5.04
	 	Distributions	 	 	16	 

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	ARTICLE VI Withdrawal, Death, Disability	 	 	16	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 6.01
	 	Withdrawal, Death, etc	 	 	16	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE VII Duration and Dissolution of the Company	 	 	17	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 7.01
	 	Duration	 	 	17	 
	Section 7.02
	 	Dissolution	 	 	17	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE VII Tax Returns; Reports to Members	 	 	18	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 8.01
	 	Independent Auditors	 	 	18	 
	Section 8.02
	 	Filing of Tax Returns 	 	 	18	 
	Section 8.03
	 	Tax Matters Partner	 	 	18	 
	Section 8.04
	 	Financial Reports to Current Members	 	 	18	 
	Section 8.05
	 	Tax Reports to Members and Former Members	 	 	18	 
	Section 8.06
	 	Partnership Status of Company	 	 	18	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE IX Miscellaneous	 	 	19	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 9.01
	 	General	 	 	19	 
	Section 9.02
	 	Power of Attorney  	 	 	19	 
	Section 9.03
	 	Amendments to Limited Liability Company Agreement	 	 	19	 
	Section 9.04
	 	Instruments	 	 	20	 
	Section 9.05
	 	No Personal Liability For Return of Capital	 	 	20	 
	Section 9.06
	 	Choice of Law	 	 	20	 
	Section 9.07
	 	Venue; Waiver of Trial by Jury	 	 	21	 
	Section 9.08
	 	No Third Party Rights	 	 	21	 
	Section 9.09
	 	Notices	 	 	21	 
	Section 9.10
	 	Grantors of Revocable Trusts	 	 	21	 
	Section 9.11
	 	Each Interest in the Company is a Security	 	 	21	 
	Section 9.12
	 	Goodwill and Use of Name 	 	 	21	 
	Section 9.13
	 	Headings	 	 	22	 
	Section 9.14
	 	Pronouns	 	 	22	 
	Section 9.15
	 	Confidentiality	 	 	22	 

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FORM OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT OF

GOLDMAN SACHS HFP OPPORTUNISTIC FUND, LLC

Dated as of June 25,2007

               The undersigned (herein called the “Members,” which term shall include any persons hereafter
admitted to the Company (as defined below) pursuant to Article III of this Agreement (as defined
below) and shall exclude any persons who cease to be Members pursuant to Article V or VI of this
Agreement) hereby agree to form and hereby form, as of the date and year first above written, a
limited liability company (herein called the “Company”), pursuant to the provisions of the Limited
Liability Company Act of the State of Delaware (6 Del. Code § 18-101, et seq.) (the “Act”), which
shall be governed by, and operated pursuant to, the terms and provisions of this Limited Liability
Company Agreement (herein called this “Agreement”).

ARTICLE I

General Provisions

          Section 1.01 Company Name and Address. The name of the Company is
Goldman Sachs HFP Opportunistic Fund, LLC. Its principal office is located at 701 Mount
Lucas Road, Princeton, New Jersey 08540, or at such other location as the Managing Member (as
defined in Section 1.03(a)) in the future may designate. The Managing Member shall promptly notify
the Non-Managing Members (as defined in Section 1.03(a)) of any change in the Company’s address.

          Section 1.02 Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Company (herein called the “Fiscal Year”)
shall end on December 31 of each calendar year; provided, however, that the Managing Member may
change the Company’s Fiscal Year-end, without the consent of the Non-Managing Members, as deemed
appropriate by the Managing Member, in its sole discretion.

          Section 1.03 Liability of Members.

          (a) The names of all of the Members and the amounts of their respective contributions to the
Company (herein called the “Capital Contributions”) are set forth in a schedule (herein called the
“Schedule”), which shall be filed with the records of the Company at the Company’s principal office
(as set forth in Section 1.01) and is hereby incorporated by reference and made a par of this
Agreement. The Member designated in Par I of the Schedule as the Managing Member (herein called the
“Managing Member”) shall manage the operations of the Company. The Members designated in Par II of
the Schedule are referred to herein as the “Non-Managing Members.”

          (b) The Managing Member, the Non-Managing Members and the former
Non-Managing Members shall be liable for the repayment and discharge of all debts and obligations
of the Company attributable to any Fiscal Year (or relevant portion thereof) during which they are
or were Members of the Company. The Members and all former Members shall share all losses, liabilities or expenses suffered or incurred by virtue of the operation of
paragraph (a) above in proportion to their respective Capital Account (as defined and determined as
provided in Section 4.03) balances for the Fiscal Year (or relevant portion thereof) to which any
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          (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, (i) a Member’s or former Member’s share of all losses, liabilities or expenses shall not be
greater than its respective Capital Account balance in the Company for such Fiscal Year (or
relevant portion thereof), and (ii) in no event shall any Member (or former Member) be obligated to
make any additional contribution or payment whatsoever to the Company, or have any liability for
the repayment and discharge of the debts and obligations of the Company (apart from its Interest,
as defined below, in the Company), except that a Non-Managing Member (or former Non-Managing Member) shall, in the discretion of the Managing Member, be required, for purposes of
meeting such Member’s (or former Member’s) obligations under this Section 1.03, to make
additional contributions or payments, respectively, up to, but in no event in excess of, the aggregate amount of returns of capital and other amounts actually received by it from the
Company during or after the Fiscal Year to which any debt or obligation is attributable.

          (d) As used in this Agreement, the term “Interest” shall mean, as to any Member, such Member’s
limited liability company interest in the Company (including any rights to distributions and to the
receipt of information concerning the business and affairs of the Company, subject to the
provisions of this Agreement and the Act). As used in this Agreement, the terms “former
Non-Managing Member” and “former Member” refer to such persons or entities as hereafter from time
to time cease to be a Non-Managing Member or Member, respectively, pursuant to the terms and
provisions of this Agreement.

          Section 1.04 Purposes of the Company. The Company is organized for the purposes of (i)
allocating its assets to, or investing in, directly or indirectly, entities managed by investment
managers (collectively, the “Advisors”), (ii) engaging in any other lawful act or activity for
which limited liability companies may be organized under the Act, and (iii) engaging in any and all
activities and transactions as the Managing Member may deem necessary or advisable in connection
therewith.

          For purposes of clause (i) above, the Company may allocate its assets to Advisors by, among
other means, (A) investing in investment funds that are managed by Advisors (collectively, the
“Portfolio Funds”), (B) investing with Advisors pursuant to investment management agreements in
respect of discretionary managed accounts (collectively, the “Managed Accounts”), or (C) investing
with Advisors pursuant to investment management agreements in respect of discretionary managed
accounts indirectly through the Company’s investments in separate limited liability companies or
other entities managed by the Managing Member or an Affiliate (as defined below) thereof
(“Portfolio Companies”).

          Section 1.05 Assignability of Interests; Assignment by Managing Member.

          (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) below, without the prior written
consent of the Managing Member, which may be withheld in its sole and absolute discretion, with or
without cause, a Member may not assign, pledge or otherwise transfer its Interest in whole or in
par to any person except by operation of law pursuant to the death, adjudication of incompetency,
insolvency or bankruptcy of the Member, nor substitute any other person as a Member. Any attempted
assignment, pledge, transfer or substitution not made in accordance
with this Section 1.05 shall be void.

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          (b) Without the consent of the Non-Managing Members, the Managing
Member may, subject to applicable law, assign its rights, obligations, responsibilities and
interests in, or arising under, this Agreement to (i) any Affiliate (as defined in Section 2.05) of
the Managing Member, provided that such an assignment does not constitute an “assignment” for
purposes of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, (ii) a corporation, partnership or
other entity which succeeds to the business of Goldman, Sachs & Co. or The Goldman Sachs Group,
Inc. substantially as an entirety, (iii) The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. or any corporation,
partnership or other entity the ownership of which is substantially the same as that of The
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., or (iv) any corporation, partnership or other entity of which at least
50% of the voting securities or general partnership interests or membership interests are owned,
directly or indirectly, by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., by any corporation, partnership or other
entity the ownership of which is substantially the same as that of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. or
by any person described in clause (ii) or (iii) above.

          Section 1.06 Registered Office and Agent for Service of Process. The
registered office of the Company shall be: Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street,
Wilmington, Delaware 19801, and the registered agent for service of process at such office shall be
The Corporation Trust Company. The Company may from time to time have such other place or places of
business within or without the State of Delaware as may be designated by the
Managing Member.

ARTICLE II

Management of the Company

          Section 2.01 Management Generally. The management of the Company shall be vested exclusively
in the Managing Member. Except as authorized by the Managing Member, or as expressly set forth in
this Agreement, the Non-Managing Members shall have no par in the management of the Company, and
shall have no authority or right to act on behalf of the Company in connection with any matter. The
Managing Member, and any Affiliate of the Managing Member, may engage in any other business
venture, whether or not such business is similar to the business of the Company, and neither the
Company nor any Non-Managing Member shall have any rights in or to such ventures or the income or profits derived therefrom.

          Section 2.02 Delegation by Managing Member. The Managing Member shall have the power and
authority to delegate to one or more Persons (as defined in Section 2.03(d)), including, without
limitation, any officer, employee or agent of the Company or the Managing Member, the Managing
Member’s rights and powers to manage and control the business and affairs of the Company. The
Managing Member may, by written instrument, authorize any Person to enter into and perform under
any document on behalf of the Company.

          Section 2.03 Authority of the Managing Member. The Managing Member shall have the power and
authority on behalf of and in the name of the Company to carry out any and all of the objects and
purposes of the Company set forth in Section 1.04, and to perform all acts and enter into and
perform all contracts and other undertakings, which it may deem necessary or advisable or
incidental thereto, including, without limitation, the power and authority to:

          (a) open, maintain and close accounts, including custodial accounts, with
banks, including banks located inside and outside the United States, and draw checks or other
orders for the payment of monies;

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          (b) lend, either with or without security, funds or other properties of the
Company, borrow or raise funds (including borrowing from the Managing Member or its Affiliates),
and secure the obligations of the Company by pledges or hypothecation of all or any par of the
property of the Company;

          (c) do any and all acts on behalf of the Company, and exercise all rights, powers, privileges
and other incidents of ownership or possession with respect to the Company’s assets (including any
interest therein) and other property and funds held or owned by the Company, including, without
limitation, participation in arrangements with creditors, the institution and settlement or
compromise of suits and administrative proceedings and all other like or similar matters;

          (d) engage any person, general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company,
corporation, joint venture, trust, business trust, cooperative, association or other entity (each,
a “Person”) (including the Managing Member and any of its Affiliates) pursuant to an administration
agreement to provide certain administrative services (any such person, firm or entity providing
such services being referred to herein as the “Administrator”), including, without limitation,
calculating the net asset value (the “NAV”) of the Company and Members’ Capital Accounts, valuing
the Company’s assets, assisting with the valuation of securities which are not readily marketable,
assisting in the preparation of the Company’s financial statements, assisting in the preparation
and distribution of reports to each Member, maintaining a registry for the ownership of Interests
and providing other administrative services to the Company;

          (e) consent on behalf of the Company to any changes in the members,
directors or officers of the Managing Member, if such consent is required by applicable law;

          (f) engage any personnel, whether par time or full time, attorneys, financial
advisers, underwriters, accountants, consultants, appraisers, custodians of the assets of the
Company or other Persons as the Managing Member may deem necessary or desirable, whether or not any
such Person may be an Affiliate of the Managing Member or may also be employed by any Affiliate of
the Managing Member;

          (g) allocate the Company’s assets, directly or indirectly, to Advisors, Portfolio Companies
and Portfolio Funds, oversee such allocations and, from time to time, in the sole discretion of the
Managing Member, reallocate the Company’s assets among existing or new Advisors, Portfolio
Companies or Portfolio Funds;

          (h) purchase, acquire or otherwise enter into (directly or indirectly) structured
notes, swaps, options or other derivative instruments with respect to, or indirect investments in,
Portfolio Funds or other assets, and dispose of any of the foregoing;

          (i) invest any of the Company’s cash balances which it determines at any
time, in its sole discretion, not to allocate to the Advisors, Portfolio Companies or Portfolio
Funds, in any instruments it deems appropriate in its sole discretion, including, without
limitation, money market funds sponsored by Goldman, Sachs & Co. or its Affiliates (“Goldman
Sachs”);

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          (j) redeem the Company’s interests in any Portfolio Fund or Portfolio Company in order to
obtain cash necessary to meet the redemption requests of the Members, or for any other reason in
its sole discretion;

          (k) bring and defend actions and proceedings at law or equity and before any
governmental, administrative or other regulatory agency, body or commission;

          (l) make distributions to Members in cash or (to the extent permitted
hereunder and by applicable law) otherwise;

          (m) prepare and file all necessary returns and statements, pay all taxes, assessments and other
impositions applicable to the assets of the Company and withhold amounts with respect thereto from
funds otherwise distributable to any Member;

          (n) determine the accounting methods and conventions to be used in the
preparations of any accounting or financial records of the Company;

          (o) make any and all tax elections permitted to be made under the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the “Code”), and any applicable state, local or foreign tax law;

          (p) determine the tax treatment of any Company transaction or item for
purposes of completing the Company’s federal, state, local or foreign tax returns; and

          (q) take all actions, and authorize any member, employee, officer, director or
other agent of the Managing Member or agent or employee of the Company, to act for and on
behalf of the Company, in all matters necessary to, in connection with, or incidental to, any of
the foregoing.

          Section 2.04 Reliance by Third Parties. Persons dealing with the Company are entitled to rely
conclusively upon the certificate of the Managing Member, to the effect that it is
then acting as the Managing Member and upon the power and authority of the Managing

Member as herein set forth.

          Section 2.05 Activity of the Managing Member. The Managing Member and persons controlling,
controlled by or under common control with the Managing Member and any of such person’s directors,
members, stockholders, partners, officers, employees and controlling persons (each, an “Affiliate”
and collectively, “Affiliates”), shall devote so much of their time to the affairs of the Company
as in the judgment of the Managing Member the conduct of its business shall reasonably require, and
none of the Managing Member or its Affiliates shall be obligated to do or perform any act or thing
in connection with the business of the Company not expressly set forth herein. Nothing contained in
this Section 2.05 shall be deemed to preclude the Managing Member or its Affiliates from exercising
investment responsibility, from engaging directly or indirectly in any other business or from
directly or indirectly purchasing, selling or holding securities, options, separate accounts,
investment contracts, currency, currency units or any other asset and any interest therein for the
account of any such other business, for their own accounts, for any of their family members or for
other clients. No Non-Managing Member shall, by reason of being a Member of the Company, have any
right to participate in any manner in any profits or income earned or derived by or accruing to the
Managing Member or any of its

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Affiliates from the conduct of any business other than the business of the Company (and only to the
extent provided herein) or from the conduct of any activities for any account other than that of
the Company (and only to the extent provided herein).

          Section 2.06 Standard of Care; Indemnification.

          (a) None of the Managing Member or its Affiliates (each, an “Indemnified Person” and
collectively the “Indemnified Persons”) shall be liable to the Company or to the
Members for (i) any act or omission performed or failed to be performed by such person (other than
any criminal wrongdoing), or for any losses, claims, costs, damages, or liabilities arising
therefrom, in the absence of any criminal wrongdoing, willful misfeasance or gross negligence on
the par of such person, (ii) any tax liability imposed on the Company or any Member or (iii) any
losses due to the actions or omissions of any brokers or other agents of the Company.

          In the event that any Indemnified Person becomes involved in any capacity in any action,
proceeding or investigation brought by or against any person (including any Non-Managing Member) in connection with any matter arising out of or in connection with the Company’s
business or affairs (including a breach of this Agreement by any Member), the Company will
periodically reimburse such Indemnified Person for its legal and other expenses
(including the costs of any investigation and preparation) incurred in connection therewith,
provided that such Indemnified Person shall promptly repay to the Company the amount of any such
reimbursed expenses paid to it if it shall ultimately be determined by a court having appropriate
jurisdiction in a decision that is not subject to appeal, that such Indemnified Person is not
entitled to be indemnified by the Company in connection with such action, proceeding or
investigation as provided in the exception contained in the next succeeding sentence.

          To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Company shall also indemnify any
Indemnified Person, jointly and severally, against any losses, claims, costs, damages or
liabilities to which such Indemnified Person may become subject in connection with any matter
arising out of or in connection with the Company’s business or affairs, except to the extent that
any such loss, claim, cost, damage, or liability results solely from the willful misfeasance, bad
faith or gross negligence of, or any criminal wrongdoing by, such Indemnified Person. If for any
reason (other than the willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence of, or any criminal
wrongdoing by, such Indemnified Person) the foregoing indemnification is unavailable to such
Indemnified Person, or is insufficient to hold it harmless, then the Company shall contribute to
the amount paid or payable to the Indemnified Person as a result of such loss, claim, cost, damage,
or liability in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits
received by the Company on the one hand and such Indemnified Person on the other hand but also the
relative fault of the Company and such Indemnified Person, as well as any relevant equitable
considerations.

          The reimbursement, indemnity and contribution obligations of the Company under this Section
2.06 shall be in addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have and shall be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of any successors, assigns, heirs, and personal
representatives of the Company, the Managing Member and any other Indemnified
Person. The foregoing provisions shall survive any termination of this Agreement.

          (b) The reimbursement, indemnification and contribution rights provided by
this Section 2.06 shall not be deemed to be exclusive of any other rights to which the

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Indemnified Person may be entitled under any agreement or as a matter of law, or otherwise,
both as to action in an Indemnified Person’s official capacity and to action in any other capacity,
and shall continue as to an Indemnified Person who has ceased to have an official capacity for acts
or omissions during such official capacity or otherwise when acting at the request of the Managing
Member and shall inure to the benefit of the successors, assigns, heirs and personal
representatives of such Indemnified Person.

          (c) Notwithstanding any of the foregoing to the contrary, the provisions of
this Section 2.06 shall not be construed as to relieve (or attempt to relieve) from liability
or to provide for the indemnification of any Indemnified Person for any liability (including
liability under federal securities law which, under certain circumstances, impose liability even on
persons that act in good faith), to the extent (but only to the extent) that such liability may not
be waived, modified or limited under applicable law or such indemnification would be in violation
of applicable law, but shall be construed so as to effectuate the provisions of this Section 2.06
to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.

          (d) The Managing Member shall have the power and authority to purchase and maintain, at the
expense of the Company, insurance on behalf of the Managing Member and the Indemnified Persons
against any liability asserted against or incurred by them in any such capacity or arising out of
the Managing Member’s status as such, whether or not the Company would have the power to indemnify
the Indemnified Persons against such liability under the provisions of this Agreement.

          (e) An Indemnified Person may rely upon and shall be protected in acting or refraining from
action upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request,
consent, order, bond debenture, or other document believed by it to be genuine and to have been
signed or presented by the proper party or parties.

          (f) An Indemnified Person may consult with counsel, accountants and other
experts reasonably selected by it, and any opinion of an independent counsel, accountant or expert
retained with reasonable care shall be full and complete protection in respect of any action
taken or suffered or omitted by the Indemnified Person hereunder in good faith and in
accordance with such opinion.

          (g) The Managing Member may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any
duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys, and the Managing Member
shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent or attorney
appointed with reasonable care by it hereunder.

          Section 2.07 Payment of Costs and Expenses.

          (a) The Company will bear its operating expenses, including but not limited to legal expenses,
professional fees (including, without limitation, fees and expenses of consultants and experts)
relating to investments; costs and expenses relating to any amendment of this Agreement or the
Company’s other organizational documents or subscription agreement or any modification or
supplement to the Company’s confidential private placement memorandum (if any), and any
distribution of such documentation to the Members; accounting, auditing and tax preparation
expenses; fees and expenses of other agents of the Company; taxes and
governmental fees; printing and mailing expenses; expenses relating to transfers and redemptions

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of Interests; fees and out-of-pocket expenses of any service company retained to provide accounting
and bookkeeping services to the Company; quotation or valuation expenses; expenses relating to the
acquisition, holding and disposition of investments (e.g., expenses which the Managing Member
determines to be related to the investment of the assets of the Company, including, among others,
research expenses, brokerage fees and commissions, expenses relating to short sales, clearing and
settlement charges, fees to Advisors with respect to Managed Accounts, custodial fees and expenses,
costs and charges for equipment or services used in communicating information regarding the
Company’s transactions between the Managing
Member and other agents, bank service fees, interest expenses, borrowing costs and extraordinary
expenses); insurance premiums; costs incurred in connection with any claim, litigation,
arbitration, mediation, government investigation or dispute in connection with the business of the
Company and the amount of any judgment or settlement paid in connection therewith, or the
enforcement of the Company’s rights against any person or entity; costs and expenses for
indemnification or contribution payable by the Company to any person or entity (including, without
limitation, pursuant to the indemnification obligations described herein under
Section 2.06); and all costs and expenses incurred as a result of dissolution, winding-up and
termination of the Company.

          (b) The Company will bear its organizational expenses and the expenses incurred in connection
with the offer and sale of Interests, including printing costs and legal fees and expenses of the
Company, the Managing Member and any placement agent and other expenses of the offering of
Interests. The Company’s organizational expenses and expenses incurred in connection with the
initial offer and sale of Interests shall be amortized over the course of the Company’s first 60
months of operations, or such other period as the Managing
Member may determine; provided, however, that if at any time the Managing Member determines, in its
sole discretion, that the effect of this accounting treatment is material to the financial
statements of the Company, any unamortized balance of such expenses may then be written off if
required pursuant to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”).

          (c) In addition, the Company will bear, indirectly through each Portfolio
Company or Portfolio Fund in which it invests, its pro rata portion of the offering, organizational
and operating expenses of such Portfolio Company or Portfolio Fund, including, without limitation,
expenses similar to those enumerated in this paragraph and the preceding paragraph, and expenses
related to the investment of such assets, such as Advisor, Portfolio Fund and Portfolio Company
fees and expenses, brokerage commissions, expenses relating to short sales, clearing and settlement
charges, custodial fees, bank service fees, interest expenses, borrowing costs and extraordinary
expenses.

          (d) The Managing Member, in its sole discretion, may elect for the Members to pay (or
reimburse the Company for) their pro rata share of some or all of the then current expenses of the
Company, in which case the Managing Member shall provide each Member with an invoice setting forth
the amount owing by such Member. Each Member shall be obligated to promptly pay all amounts
identified in any such invoice and amounts not promptly paid shall accrue interest as determined by
the Managing Member in its sole discretion.

          (e) The Managing Member may elect, from time to time, to bear certain of the Company expenses.
To the extent that Company expenses are paid by the Managing Member,

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the Company shall reimburse the Managing Member for such expenses. The Managing Member shall bear
its own overhead costs and expenses.

          Section 2.08 Principal Transactions and Other Related Party Transactions. Each
Non-Managing Member hereby authorizes the Managing Member, on behalf of such Non-Managing Member,
to select one or more persons, who shall not be affiliated with the Managing Member, to serve on a
committee, the purpose of which will be to consider and, on behalf of the Non-Managing Members,
approve or disapprove, to the extent required by applicable law, of principal transactions and
certain other related party transactions. In no event shall any such transaction be entered into
unless it complies with applicable law.

ARTICLE III

Admission of New Members

          Section 3.01 Admission of New Members. Subject to the condition that each new Member shall
execute an appropriate counterpart to this Agreement pursuant to which it agrees to be bound by the
terms and provisions hereof and of any applicable supplement hereto, the Managing Member may admit
one or more new Members on the first day of each calendar month or at such other times as the
Managing Member may determine in its sole discretion.
Admission of a new Member shall not be a cause for dissolution or termination of the Company.

          Section 3.02 Additional Classes of Interests. The Company may issue one or more additional
classes or series of Interests. Certain of such classes or series may be subject to fees, charges,
redemption rights and other characteristics different from those of other classes or series of
Interests. The Managing Member shall, without the prior consent of the Non-Managing
Members, be entitled to make appropriate amendments to this Agreement to effect the issuance of any
such class or series.

ARTICLE IV

Capital Accounts of Members and Operation Thereof

          Section 4.01 Definitions. For the purposes of this Agreement, unless the
context otherwise requires:

          (a) The term “Accounting Period” shall mean the following periods: The
initial Accounting Period shall commence upon the commencement of operations of the
Company. Each subsequent Accounting Period shall commence immediately after the close of the
preceding Accounting Period. Each Accounting Period hereunder shall close at the close of business
on the first to occur of (i) the last day of each calendar month, (ii) the last day of each Fiscal
Year of the Company, (iii) the date immediately prior to the effective date of the admission of a
new Member pursuant to Section 3.01, (iv) the date immediately prior to the effective date of an
additional Capital Contribution pursuant to Section 4.02, or (v) the date immediately prior to the
effective date of any redemption or complete withdrawal pursuant to
Articles V or VI hereof. The final Accounting Period shall end on the date the Company
dissolves.

          (b) The term “Beginning Value” shall, with respect to any Accounting Period, mean the value of
the Company’s Net Assets (as defined in paragraph (d) below) at the beginning of such Accounting
Period.

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          (c) The term “Ending Value” shall, with respect to any Accounting Period, mean the value of
the Company’s Net Assets at the end of such Accounting Period (after giving effect to all
Company expenses for such Accounting Period that have not been separately invoiced to the
Members as described in Section 2.07(d)).

          (d) The term “Net Assets” shall mean the excess of the Company’s total assets
over its total liabilities, determined in accordance with Section 4.06.

          (e) The term “Net Capital Appreciation,” with respect to any Accounting
Period, shall mean the excess, if any, of the Ending Value over the Beginning Value.

          (f) The term “Net Capital Depreciation,” with respect to any Accounting
Period, shall mean the excess, if any, of the Beginning Value over the Ending Value.

          Section 4.02 Capital Contributions.

          (a) Upon the approval of the Managing Member, on the first day of any
calendar month or at such other times as the Managing Member may determine in its sole discretion,
any prospective Member may purchase an Interest by making a Capital Contribution (herein called the
“Initial Capital Contribution”) in the form of cash and/or, in the sole discretion of the Managing
Member, non-cash assets to the Company and each existing Member may make an additional Capital
Contribution in the same manner. Whether non-cash assets shall be accepted as a contribution to the
Company shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Managing Member.

          (b) The minimum Initial Capital Contribution for purchasers of an Interest shall be $1,000,000
unless such amount is reduced by the Managing Member in its sole discretion. The minimum additional
Capital Contribution for Members shall be $100,000 unless such amount is reduced by the Managing
Member in its sole discretion.

          (c) The Managing Member and any of its Affiliates may make additional Capital Contributions to
the Company in cash and/or non-cash assets at any time and in any amounts.

          Section 4.03 Capital Accounts. A separate capital account (herein called a “Capital Account”)
shall be established on the books of the Company for each Member upon such Member making its
Initial Capital Contribution. The Capital Account of each Member shall initially be equal to the
amount of the Initial Capital Contribution of such Member. The
Capital Account of a Member shall be (i) increased to reflect any additional Capital Contributions
made by such Member pursuant to Section 4.02, (ii) increased to reflect such Member’s share of the
Net Capital Appreciation for each Accounting Period, (iii) decreased to reflect the redemption of
such Member’s Interest (or portion thereof), pursuant to Section 5.02, (iv) decreased to reflect
the amount of any distributions (other than in redemption of an Interest pursuant to Section 5.02)
in respect of such Member (including any deemed distributions of taxes paid by the Company pursuant
to Section 5.04(c) in respect of such Member); and (v) decreased to reflect such Member’s share of
the Net Capital Depreciation for each Accounting Period.

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          Section 4.04 Membership Percentages. A membership percentage (a
“Membership Percentage”) shall be determined for each Member for each Accounting Period of the
Company by dividing (i) the amount of such Member’s Capital Account by (ii) the aggregate amount of
the Capital Accounts of all Members as of the beginning of such Accounting Period, after taking
into consideration, in the case of both clauses (i) and (ii), Capital Contributions, redemptions
and distributions as of (or the day immediately after) the beginning of such Accounting Period. The aggregate
Membership Percentages for the Company shall equal 100 percent.

          Section 4.05 Allocation of Net Capital Appreciation or Net Capital Depreciation.

          (a) Any Net Capital Appreciation or Net Capital Depreciation, as the case may be, for an
Accounting Period shall be allocated among the Members pro rata in accordance with the relative
Capital Accounts at the beginning of such Accounting Period, after adjustment for any Capital
Contributions, distributions and redemptions as of the beginning of such Accounting Period.

          (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, to the extent that the
Company invests in New Issues (as defined below), and there are Members who are restricted
persons within the meaning of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the “NASD”)
Conduct Rule 2790 (the “NASD Rule”), investments in New Issues will be made through a special
account and profits and losses attributable to New Issues will not be allocated to the Capital
Accounts of Members who are restricted from participating in New Issues under the NASD Rule. Only
those Members who are not restricted persons shall have any beneficial interest in such an account.
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the
Managing Member shall have the right, without the consent of the Members, to make such amendments
to this Agreement, and to take such other actions, as it deems advisable and appropriate, in its
sole discretion, to implement the purposes of this Section 4.05(b). A “New Issue” is any equity
securities of an initial public offering as described in the NASD Rule, or otherwise as such term
may be interpreted from time to time under the then current rules of the NASD.

          Section 4.06 Determination of Net Assets.

               (i) The Company’s Net Assets shall be determined in accordance with
U.S. GAAP consistently applied as a guideline and according to such procedures as may be
established from time to time by the Managing Member, in its sole discretion; provided that the
Managing Member in its sole discretion may provide reserves for estimated accrued expenses,
liabilities and contingencies, even if such reserves are not required by U.S. GAAP

          (b) The amount payable to a Member or former Member in redemption of part
or all of such Member’s or former Member’s Interest pursuant to Section 5.02 shall be treated as a
liability of the Company, until paid, from (but not prior to) the beginning of the Accounting
Period that begins immediately after the close of business on the day immediately prior to the
Redemption Date (as defined in Section 5.02(a)) for such Interest.

          (c) The amount to be received by the Company on account of any Capital
Contributions pursuant to Section 4.02 shall be treated as an asset of the Company from (but not

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before) the beginning of the Accounting Period that begins immediately after the close of business
on the day immediately prior to the effective date of such Capital Contributions.

          (d) Distributions (other than in redemption of an Interest pursuant to Section
5.02) in respect of a Member (including deemed tax distributions pursuant to Section 5.04(c))
other than as of (or the day immediately after) the beginning of an Accounting Period shall be
treated as an advance and as an asset of the Company, through the end of the Accounting Period
following the date of the distribution.

          (e) The Company may suspend the valuation of its assets and liabilities, and any distributions
or redemptions of any amounts from Capital Accounts, for any period during which a Portfolio
Company or Portfolio Fund with which the Company has made an investment has suspended the valuation
of its assets and liabilities. The Managing Member shall promptly notify Members of any such
suspension, and the termination of any such suspension, by means of a written notice.

          (f) All values assigned to securities and other assets by the Managing
Member (or the Administrator acting on behalf of the Managing Member) pursuant to this Section 4.06
shall be final and conclusive as to all of the Members. The Managing Member may consult with and
rely upon valuations of the Company’s securities and other assets provided by the Administrator.

          Section 4.07 Allocation for Tax Purposes. For each taxable year, items of
income, deduction, gain, loss or credit actually recognized by the Company for federal income tax
purposes shall be allocated for federal income tax purposes among the Members in such manner as to
equitably reflect the amounts credited or debited to each Member’s Capital Account for the current
and prior taxable years (or relevant portions thereof). Allocations under this Section 4.07 shall
be made by the Managing Member in accordance with the principles of
Sections 704(b) and 704(c) of the Code and in conformity with applicable Treasury Regulations
promulgated thereunder (including, without limitation, Treasury Regulations Sections
1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f)(4), 1.704-1(b)(4)(i) and 1.704-3(e)). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Managing Member, in its sole discretion, may adjust the allocation of items of Company taxable
income, gain, loss and deduction among the Members as it shall deem to be equitable, and necessary
or desirable.

          If, during or immediately following the end of a taxable year, any Member redeems all of its
Interest in the Company, and the Member would (absent this sentence)
recognize gain or loss under Section 731 of the Code as a result of such redemption or
withdrawal, the Managing Member may, in its sole discretion, elect to specially allocate to such
Member, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, any income and gain or loss and deduction (including
short-term capital gain or loss) recognized by the Company during such taxable year, through and
including the date of redemption or withdrawal, in an amount up to that amount of income and gain
or loss and deduction which if so allocated would avoid the Member recognizing gain or loss on the
redemption or withdrawal under Section 731 of the Code (ignoring for this purpose, in the sole
discretion of the Managing Member, any adjustments that have been made to the tax basis of the
redeeming Member’s Interest as a result of any transfers or assignment of the Interest prior to the
redemption (other than the original issue of the Interest), including by reason of death). Any such
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reasonably practicable as determined by the Managing Member in its sole discretion, be applied on
an equitable basis to all Members that redeem their entire Interest during or immediately following
the end of such taxable year.

          Section 4.08 Determination by Managing Member of Certain Matters: Managing Member’s
Discretion.

          (a) All matters concerning the valuation of securities and other assets and
liabilities of the Company, the allocation of profits, gains and losses among the Members
(including for tax purposes) and accounting procedures not expressly provided for by the terms of
this Agreement shall be determined by the Managing Member (or such person as the
Managing Member may authorize to make such determination), whose determination shall be final,
binding and conclusive as to all of the Members.

          (b) Whenever in this Agreement the Managing Member is permitted or
required to make a decision (i) in its “sole discretion” or “discretion,” or under a similar grant
of authority or latitude, the Managing Member shall be entitled to consider only such interests and
factors as it desires and may consider its own interests and the interests of its Affiliates and
its determination shall be final, binding and conclusive as to all of the Members, or (ii) in its
“good faith” the Managing Member shall act under such express standards and shall not be subject to
any other or different standards imposed by this Agreement or by law or any other agreement
contemplated herein.

          Section 4.09 Adjustments to Take Account of Interim Year Events. If the Code or regulations
promulgated thereunder require a withholding or other adjustment to the Capital Account of a Member
or some other interim year event occurs necessitating in the Managing Member’s judgment an
equitable adjustment, the Managing Member shall make such adjustments in the determination and
allocation among the Members of Net Capital
Appreciation, Net Capital Depreciation, Capital Accounts, Membership Percentages, Company
expenses, items of income, deduction, gain, loss, credit or withholding for tax purposes,
accounting procedures or such other financial or tax items as shall equitably take into account
such interim year event and applicable provisions of law, and the determination thereof by the
Managing Member shall be final, binding and conclusive as to all of the Members.

          Section 4.10 Tax Withholding. If the Company is required to withhold taxes on any distribution
to, or to pay or incur any tax with respect to any income allocable to or otherwise on account of,
any Member, the Company may withhold such amounts and make such payments to such taxing authorities
as are necessary to ensure compliance with such tax laws.

ARTICLE V

Redemptions and Distributions

          Section 5.01 Redemptions and Distributions in General. No Member shall be entitled (i) to
receive distributions from the Company, except as provided in Sections 5.04 and 7.02; or (ii) to
redeem its Interest, or any portion thereof, except as provided in Sections 5.02 and 6.01 or upon
the consent of, or as may be required by, and upon such terms as may be determined by, the Managing
Member in its sole discretion. In no event shall a Member be entitled to demand to receive property
other than cash.

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          Section 5.02 Redemptions.

          (a) Subject to this Section 5.02 and Section 5.03, each Member shall have the
right to redeem some or all of its Interest as of the time immediately prior to the opening of
business on each January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1 occurring on or after the first
anniversary of the purchase of such Interest by the Member (each, a “Redemption Date”), upon
prior written notice received by the Managing Member at least ninety-one (91) calendar days prior
to the Valuation Date (as defined below) in respect of the redemption (unless such notice is waived
by the Managing Member in its sole discretion). Interests will be redeemed based upon the NAV of
the Company as of the close of business on the day (a “Valuation Date”) immediately preceding the
applicable Redemption Date. A redemption request may not be revoked by a Member without the consent
of the Managing Member. No partial redemption shall be permitted if thereafter the redeeming
Member’s Capital Account balance (after giving effect to the partial redemption) would be less than
$1,000,000, unless such requirement is waived by the Managing Member in its sole discretion. The
Managing Member may permit redemptions at such other times, and upon such other terms, as may be
determined by the Managing Member in its sole discretion.

          If outstanding redemption requests from all Members with respect to any Redemption Date (an
“Initial Holdover Redemption Date”) (including, without limitation, any Held Over Interests (as
defined below)) would result in redemption proceeds in excess of the Maximum Redemption Amount (as
defined below), subject to the succeeding paragraph, the Managing Member may, in its sole
discretion, refuse to redeem Interests requested for redemption that would have resulted in
redemption proceeds in an amount equal to or less than such excess. The “Maximum Redemption
Amount,” with respect to any Redemption Date, means 25% of the aggregate NAV of the Company,
determined as of the time immediately prior to such Redemption Date, immediately prior to such
Redemption Date. If the Managing Member refuses to redeem Interests as set forth above, other than as set forth in the succeeding
paragraph, the requests for redemption on such Initial Holdover Redemption Date by Members shall be
reduced ratably, and the requested Interests not so redeemed (the “Held Over Interests”) shall be
redeemed on subsequent Redemption Dates, subject to the Maximum Redemption
Amount calculation for such subsequent Redemption Date and the Managing Member’s rights to refuse
redemptions in connection therewith, provided that Held Over Interests shall be redeemed in
priority to any subsequently received redemption requests.

          (b) The Company will endeavor to pay redemption proceeds within forty-five (45) calendar days
following the applicable Redemption Date, without interest. The Managing Member may, in its sole
discretion, withhold or delay the payment of all or a portion of the redemption proceeds payable to
a redeeming Member until the NAV of the Company as of the applicable Valuation Date has been
determined.

          (c) The Managing Member shall have the right, in its sole discretion, as of
any date that it determines (including during a Fiscal Year) and for any reason (including,
without limitation, pursuant to Article VI, for regulatory or tax reasons, or for any other
reason), to compulsorily redeem all (or a portion) of a Member’s Interest. Any redemptions made
pursuant to this Section 5.02(c) shall be paid out in accordance with paragraphs (a) and (b) above.

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          (d) The Managing Member, and any Affiliate of the Managing Member, shall have the right at any
time (including during a Fiscal Year or other period) to redeem any and all of its Interest, in
accordance with the applicable provisions of this Article V, without notice to the Non-Managing
Members.

          (e) If at any time after a redemption of a Member’s Interest (or any portion
thereof), including in connection with any withdrawal of a Member from the Company pursuant to
Article VI, the Managing Member determines, in its sole discretion, that the amount paid to such
Member or former Member pursuant to such redemption was materially incorrect
(including because the NAV of the Company at the time the redemption was effected was
incorrect), the Company will pay to such Member or former Member any additional amount that it
determines such Member or former Member would have been entitled to receive had the redemption been
effected at the correct Capital Account balance, or, in its sole discretion, seek payment from such
Member or former Member of (and such Member or former Member shall be required to pay) the amount
of any excess payment that the Managing Member determines such Member or former Member received
(including, without limitation, by compulsorily redeeming without consideration a portion of such
Member’s Interest equal to the amount of such excess payment), in each case without interest.

          Section 5.03 Limitation on Redemptions.

          (a) The right of any Member to redeem all or a portion of its Interest pursuant to the
provisions of Section 5.02 is subject to the provision by the Managing Member for all
Company liabilities in accordance with the Act, and for reserves for estimated accrued Company
expenses, liabilities and contingencies in accordance with Section 4.06, even if such reserves are
not required by U.S. GAAP.

          (b) The Managing Member may, in its sole discretion, suspend redemptions,
at any time prior to the effective date of the redemption, and notwithstanding the fact that a
timely redemption request has previously been made, for the whole, or any par, of any of the
following periods: (i) during the closure of the principal stock exchange or other markets on which
any substantial portion of the Company’s direct or indirect investments, in the opinion of the
Managing Member, is quoted or dealt in other than for ordinary holidays, or the restriction or
suspension of dealings therein; (ii) during the existence of any state of affairs which, in the
opinion of the Managing Member, constitutes an emergency as a result of which the determination of
the price, value or disposition of the Company’s direct or indirect investments would be
impractical or prejudicial to Members; (iii) during which redemptions would, in the opinion of the
Managing Member, result in a violation of applicable law; (iv) during any breakdown in the means of
communication or computation normally employed in determining the price or value of any of the
investments of the Company or the current price or values on any stock exchange in respect of
assets of the Company; (v) during the occurrence of any period when the Company is unable to
withdraw sufficient funds from Portfolio Funds or Portfolio
Companies or otherwise to meet redemption requests or in circumstances when the disposal of par or
all of the Company’s assets to meet such redemption requests would be, in the opinion of the
Managing Member, prejudicial to Members; (vi) during which any transfer of funds involved in the
realization or acquisition of investments or payments due on redemption of Interests cannot, in the
opinion of the Managing Member, be effected at advantageous rates of exchange; and (vii) during any
period in which any Portfolio Fund or Portfolio Company in which the

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Company has invested has suspended redemptions or the calculation of its net asset value.
Postponed redemptions shall be effected at the month-end following the termination of the
suspension. Any par of a redemption request that is postponed shall take precedence over
later-received redemption requests until the postponed request or requests have been satisfied in
full.
Members shall be given notice in writing of the suspension of redemptions and the termination of
any such suspension. A Member’s Interest shall be held by such Member during the suspension period
as if no redemption request had been made.

          Section 5.04 Distributions.

          (a) The Managing Member may, in its sole discretion, make distributions in cash or in-kind (i)
in connection with redemptions from the Company by a Member or in connection with a Member’s
complete withdrawal from the Company pursuant to Article VI, and (ii) at any time to all of the
Members on a pro rata basis in accordance with the Members’ Capital Accounts.

          (b) If a distribution is made in-kind, immediately prior to such distribution,
the Managing Member shall determine the fair market value of the property distributed and
adjust the Capital Accounts of all Members upwards or downwards to reflect the difference between
the book value and the fair market value thereof, as if such gain or loss had been recognized upon
an actual sale of such property and allocated pursuant to Section 4.05. Each such distribution
shall reduce the Capital Account of the Member to which the distribution was made by the fair
market value thereof.

          (c) Any taxes paid over to a governmental authority by the Company pursuant
to Section 4.10 with respect to any Member (other than on account of all Members equally)
shall be deemed to be a distribution to such Member. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Managing
Member in its sole discretion may elect to treat any deemed distribution to a Member under this
Section 5.04(c), not as a distribution, but as an advance to the Member and a partial redemption of
such Member’s Interest as of a date selected by the Managing Member either on or following the
deemed distribution, and such Member’s Interest shall be reduced thereby as appropriately
determined by the Managing Member.

ARTICLE VI

Withdrawal, Death, Disability

          Section 6.01 Withdrawal, Death, etc. of Members.

          (a) The withdrawal, death, disability, incapacity, adjudication of
incompetency, termination, bankruptcy, insolvency or dissolution of a Member shall not
dissolve the Company. Subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 1.05(a), the legal
representatives or successors of such Member shall succeed as assignee to the Member’s interest in
the Company upon the death, disability, incapacity, adjudication of incompetency, termination,
bankruptcy, insolvency or dissolution of such Member, but shall not be admitted as a substituted
member without the consent of the Managing Member.

          (b) In the event of the death, disability, incapacity, adjudication of incompetency,
termination, bankruptcy, insolvency or dissolution of a Member, the legal
representatives or successors of such Member shall promptly provide written notice of such

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event to the Company. The Interest of such Member shall continue at the risk of the Company’s
business until the last day of the calendar month following the calendar month in which the
Managing Member received written notice of such event. At the end of such period, the
Managing Member may, in its sole discretion (i) take no action, (ii) substitute the legal
representatives or successors of such Member as Members of the Company, provided that the Managing
Member determines in its sole discretion that such legal representatives or successors are
qualified to become Members of the Company, or (iii) compulsorily redeem such Member’s Interest in
the Company in accordance with the redemption provisions set forth in this Article VI.

ARTICLE VII

Duration and Dissolution of the Company

          Section 7.01 Duration. The Company shall dissolve upon the earlier of (i) a determination by
the Managing Member that the Company should be dissolved and wound-up;
or (ii) the termination, bankruptcy, insolvency, dissolution or withdrawal by the Managing
Member other than by assignment of the Managing Member’s Interest as provided in Section
1.05(b). Upon a determination to dissolve the Company, redemptions, and distributions in
respect thereof, may not be made.

          Section 7.02 Dissolution.

          (a) Upon dissolution of the Company, the Company shall cease to engage in
further business except to the extent necessary to promptly wind up its affairs, perform existing
contracts and preserve the value of the Company’s assets. The Company shall terminate upon the
final distribution of liquidation proceeds by the Managing Member and the filing of a certificate
of cancellation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

          (b) Upon dissolution, any distributions out of Company assets shall be made in the following
manner and order:

               (i) to creditors, including Members who are creditors, to the extent
otherwise permitted by law, in satisfaction of liabilities of the Company (whether by payment or by
establishment of reserves); and

               (ii) to the Members in the proportion of their respective Capital
Accounts.

          (c) The Managing Member, in its discretion, at any time and from time to time, may designate
one or more liquidators, including, without limitation, one or more partners, members or officers
of the Managing Member, who shall have full authority to wind up and liquidate the business of the
Company and to make final distributions as provided in this Section 7.02. The appointment of any
liquidator may be revoked or a successor or additional liquidator or liquidators may be appointed
at any time by an instrument in writing signed by the Managing Member. Any such liquidator may
receive compensation as shall be fixed, from time to time, by the Managing Member.

          (d) In the event that the Company is dissolved on a date other than the last day
of a Fiscal Year, the date of such dissolution shall be deemed to be the last day of a Fiscal Year
for purposes of adjusting the Capital Accounts of the Members pursuant to Section 4.03. For

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purposes of distributing the assets of the Company upon dissolution, the Managing Member shall be
entitled to a return, on a pari passu basis with the Non-Managing Members, of the amount standing
to its credit in its Capital Account.

ARTICLE VIII

Tax Returns; Reports to Members

          Section 8.01 Independent Auditors. The financial statements of the Company shall be audited by
Ernst & Young LLP, or such other certified public accountants of similar standing selected by the
Managing Member, as of the end of each Fiscal Year of the Company.

          Section 8.02 Filing of Tax Returns. The Managing Member shall prepare and file, or cause the
accountants of the Company to prepare and file, a federal information tax return in compliance with
Section 6031 of the Code, and any required state and local income tax and information returns for
each tax year of the Company.

          Section 8.03 Tax Matters Partner. The Managing Member shall be designated
on the Company’s annual federal information tax return, and have full powers and
responsibilities, as the “Tax Matters Partner” of the Company for purposes of Section 6231(a)(7) of
the Code. In the event the Company shall be the subject of an income tax audit by any federal,
state or local authority, to the extent the Company is treated as an entity for purposes of such
audit, including administrative settlement and judicial review, the Tax Matters Partner shall be
authorized to act for, and its decision shall be final and binding upon, the Company and each
Member thereof. All expenses incurred in connection with any such audit, investigation, settlement
or review shall be borne by the Company. Each Member does hereby agree that any action taken by the
Managing Member in connection with audits of the Company under the Code will, to the extent
permitted by law, be binding upon the Members. Each Member further agrees such Member will not
independently act with respect to tax audits or tax litigation affecting the
Company, unless previously authorized to do so in writing by the Managing Member, which
authorization may be withheld in the complete discretion of the Managing Member.

          Section 8.04 Financial Reports to Current Members. The Company shall prepare and mail to each
Non-Managing Member (i) annual audited financial statements after the end of the Company’s Fiscal
Year, and (ii) information necessary for such Member to complete its U.S. federal, state and local
income tax returns (including, at the request of a Member, such information that such Member may
reasonably require annually to complete its tax filing obligations, provided that the Managing
Member can provide the same without undue effort or expense).

          Section 8.05 Tax Reports to Members and Former Members. The Company shall use reasonable
efforts to prepare and mail, or cause its accountants to prepare and mail, to each Member and, to
the extent necessary, to each former Member (or its legal representatives), as soon as possible
after the close of each taxable year of the Company, a report setting forth in sufficient detail
such information as shall enable such Member or former Member (or such Member’s legal
representatives) to prepare their respective federal income tax returns and/or extensions in
accordance with the laws, rules and regulations then prevailing.

          Section 8.06 Partnership Status of Company. The Managing Member intends for the Company to be
treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

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Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, neither the Company nor the Managing
Member shall make an election (i.e., check-the-box) under Treasury Regulations Section 301.7701-3
for the Company to be classified for federal income tax purposes as an association taxable as a
corporation.

ARTICLE IX

Miscellaneous

          Section 9.01 General. This Agreement (i) shall be binding on the permitted transferees,
assigns, executors, administrators, estates, heirs, and legal successors and representatives of the
Members and (ii) may be executed, through the use of separate signature pages or supplemental
agreements in any number of counterparts with the same effect as if the parties executing such
counterparts had all executed one counterpart; provided, however, that each such counterpart shall
have been executed by the Managing Member and that the counterparts, in the aggregate, shall have
been signed by all of the Members.

          Section 9.02 Power of Attorney. Each of the Members hereby appoints the
Managing Member as its true and lawful representative and attorney-in-fact, in its name, place and
stead to make, execute, sign, acknowledge, swear to and file:

          (a) a Certificate of Formation of the Company and any amendments thereto as
may be required under the Act;

          (b) any duly adopted amendment or supplement to this Agreement;

          (c) any and all instruments, certificates, and other documents that may be
deemed necessary or desirable to effect the dissolution and winding-up of the Company (including,
but not limited to, a Certificate of Cancellation of the Certificate of Formation); and

          (d) any business certificate, fictitious name certificate, amendment thereto, or
other instrument or document of any kind whatsoever necessary, desirable or convenient to
accomplish the business, purpose and objectives of the Company, or required by any applicable
federal, state, local or foreign law.

          The power of attorney hereby granted by each of the Non-Managing Members is coupled with an
interest, is irrevocable, and shall survive, and shall not be affected by, the subsequent death,
disability, incapacity, incompetency, termination, bankruptcy, insolvency or dissolution of such
Non-Managing Member; provided, however, that such power of attorney shall terminate upon the
substitution of another non-managing member for all of such Non-
Managing Member’s interest in the Company or upon the complete withdrawal of such Non-
Managing Member from participation in the Company.

          Section 9.03 Amendments to Limited Liability Company Agreement. The terms and provisions of
this Agreement may be modified or amended at any time and from time to time with the written
consent of Members having in excess of 50% of the Membership Percentages of the Members and the
affirmative vote of the Managing Member insofar as is consistent with the laws governing this
Agreement; provided, however, that without the consent of the Non-Managing Members, the Managing
Member may amend this Agreement or the Schedule hereto to (i) reflect changes validly made in the
membership of the Company, the

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Capital Contributions, Membership Percentages and changes in the Interests held by the Members,
including any adjustments as a result of an incorrect calculation of the Company’s
NAV; (ii) reflect a change in the name of the Company; (iii) make a change that is necessary or,
in the opinion of the Managing Member, advisable to qualify the Company as a limited liability
company or other entity in which the Members have limited liability under the laws of any state, or
ensure that the Company shall not be treated as an association or a publicly traded partnership
taxable as a corporation for federal income tax purposes; (iv) make any change that does not
adversely affect the Members in any material respect; (v) make a change that is necessary or
desirable to satisfy any requirements, conditions or guidelines contained in any opinion,
directive, order, ruling or regulation of any federal, state or foreign statute, so long as such
change is made in a manner which minimizes to the extent practicable, as determined by the Managing
Member in its sole discretion, any adverse effect on the Members or that is required or
contemplated by this Agreement; (vi) make a change in any provision of this Agreement that requires
any action to be taken by or on behalf of the Managing Member or the Company pursuant to the
requirements of applicable Delaware law if the provisions of applicable Delaware law are amended,
modified or revoked so that the taking of such action is no longer required;
(vii) prevent the Company or the Managing Member from in any manner being deemed an
“investment company” subject to the provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended;
(viii) correct mistakes or clarify ambiguities; (ix) in the event of adverse changes in the tax law
or interpretations thereof applicable to the Company, amend this Agreement as determined by the
Managing Member if it deems it advisable or necessary to address such changes; (x) conform this
Agreement to the disclosure provided in the Company’s Confidential Private Placement Memorandum;
(xi) correct or supplement any conflicting provisions and delete or add provisions as may be
required by applicable law or regulations, in each case, as determined by the Managing Member in
its sole discretion; (xii) make any other amendment provided such amendment does not become
effective until after the affected Members have been given prior written notice of such change and
have had the right following receipt of such notice to request the redemption of their Interest and
any requested redemption shall have become effective; or (xiii) make any other amendments similar
to the foregoing. Each Member, however, must consent to any amendment that would (a) reduce its
Capital Account or (b) amend the provisions of this Agreement relating to amendments.

          Section 9.04 Instruments. The parties agree to execute and deliver any further instruments or
perform any acts which are or may become necessary to carry on the Company created by this
Agreement or to effectuate its purposes.

          Section 9.05 No Personal Liability For Return of Capital. The Managing
Member shall not be personally liable for the return or repayment of all or any portion of Capital
Contribution or profits of any Member, it being expressly agreed that any such return of Capital
Contribution or profits made pursuant to this Agreement shall be made solely from the assets (which
shall not include any right of contribution from the Managing Member) of the Company.

          Section 9.06 Choice of Law. Notwithstanding the place where this Agreement
may be executed by any of the parties hereto, the parties expressly agree that all the terms and
provisions hereof shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
Delaware and, without limitation thereof, that the Act as now adopted or as may be hereafter
amended shall govern the limited liability company aspects of this Agreement.

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          Section 9.07 Venue; Waiver of Trial by Jury. The parties expressly agree that all actions and
proceedings brought by a party against a Member or the Company in connection with the Company’s
business or affairs (including a breach of this Agreement by a party hereto) shall be brought in
and be subject to the jurisdiction of a court of the State of New York located in the City of New
York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The parties hereto
irrevocably waive to the fullest extent permitted by law any objection that they may now or
hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such action or proceeding in the courts of the State
of New York located in the City of New York or of the United States District Court for the Southern
District of New York and any claim that any such action or proceeding brought in any such court
has been brought in an inconvenient forum. THE
PARTIES HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHT THEY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN
RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING.

          Section 9.08 No Third Party Rights. The provisions of this Agreement,
including, without limitation, the provisions of Section 1.03, are not intended to be for the
benefit of any creditor or other person (other than the Members in their capacities as such) to
whom any debts, liabilities or obligations are owed by (or who otherwise have a claim against or
dealings with) the Company or any Member, and no such creditor or other Person shall obtain any
rights under any of such provisions (whether as a third party beneficiary or otherwise) or shall
by reason of any such provisions make any claim in respect to any debt, liability or obligation
(or otherwise) including any debt, liability or obligation pursuant to Section 1.03, against the
Company or any Member.

          Section 9.09 Notices. Each notice relating to this Agreement shall be in writing and
delivered in person or by registered or certified mail. All notices to the Company shall be
addressed to its principal office and place of business. All notices addressed to a Member shall
be addressed to such Member at the address set forth in the Schedule. Any Member may designate a
new address by notice to that effect given to the Company. Unless otherwise specifically provided
in this Agreement, a notice shall be deemed to have been effectively given when mailed by
registered or certified mail to the proper address or delivered in person.

          Section 9.10 Grantors of Revocable Trusts. Each Non-Managing Member that is a revocable trust
agrees that, if the trustee of such revocable trust and the grantor of such revocable trust are
the same person, the trustee’s execution of this Agreement and any other documents executed in
connection with the Company shall bind such person in his or her capacity both as trustee and as
grantor of such revocable trust.

          Section 9.11 Each Interest in the Company is a Security. The parties expressly agree that
each Interest in the Company, including without limitation the Interest of the
Managing Member in the Company, is a security governed by Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code
of the State of Delaware, and the Company, each Member and any other party hereto expressly agrees
that (i) this establishes the terms of the Interests in the Company, and (ii) Interests in the
Company shall not be represented or evidenced by certificates.

          Section 9.12 Goodwill and Use of Name. No value shall be placed on the name or goodwill of
the Company, which shall belong exclusively to the Managing Member. The Company acknowledges that
it adopted its name through the permission of the Managing Member and its Affiliates, and agrees
to the use of the name “Goldman Sachs HFP Opportunistic

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Fund, LLC or any name containing any combination of the foregoing or the words “Goldman Sachs”
only so long as the Managing Member serves as the Managing Member of the Company, unless otherwise
agreed to by the Managing Member. The Company further agrees that, in the event that neither
Goldman Sachs Hedge Fund Strategies LLC nor any other affiliate of Goldman, Sachs & Co. serves as
Managing Member of the Company, the Company will immediately (i) change its name so that such name
will not thereafter include the words “Goldman Sachs,” “GS,” or any other service mark or brand
name affiliated with Goldman Sachs, and (ii) cease using said words or variations thereof for any
reason whatsoever. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Managing Member and its
Affiliates from and against any and all costs, losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or
several, including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and disbursements, which may arise out of
the Company’s use or misuse of the names “Goldman Sachs HFP Opportunistic Fund, LLC,” any name
containing any combination of the foregoing or the words “Goldman Sachs” or out of any breach or
failure to comply with this Section 9.12.

          Section 9.13 Headings. The titles of the Articles and the headings of the Sections of this
Agreement are for convenience of reference only, and are not to be considered in construing the
terms and provisions of this Agreement.

          Section 9.14 Pronouns. All pronouns shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine,
neuter, singular or plural, as the identity of the person or persons, firm or corporation may
require in the context thereof.

          Section 9.15 Confidentiality. The Managing Member and the Company may, in their discretion,
keep confidential and not disclose to the Non-Managing Members any proprietary information
concerning the Company, including, without limitation, investments, valuations, information
regarding potential investments, financial information, trade secrets and the like which is
proprietary in nature and non-public, or any information about any investment, to the extent that
such information is required to be kept confidential or is otherwise subject to disclosure
restrictions imposed by the issuer of the investment or the Managing Member, in its reasonable
discretion (collectively, “Confidential Information”). Each Non-Managing Member shall not disclose
or cause to be disclosed any Confidential Information to any other Person, except as otherwise
required by any regulatory authority, law or regulation, or by legal process, without the prior
written consent of the Managing Member. Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing or anything else
contained in this Agreement to the contrary, except as reasonably necessary to comply with
applicable securities laws, each Member (and any employee, representative or other agent thereof)
may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax
structure of the offering and ownership of Interests and any transaction described in this Section
9.15 or elsewhere in this Agreement and all materials of any kind (including opinions and other tax
analyses) that are provided to such Member relating to such tax treatment and tax structure. For
this purpose, “tax structure” means any facts relevant to the federal income tax treatment of the
offering and ownership of Interests and any transaction described in this Section 9.15 or elsewhere
in this Agreement, and does not include information relating to the identity of the Company or its
Affiliates.

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have hereunto set their hands as of the date first set
forth above.

	 	 	 	 	 
	MANAGING MEMBER:

GOLDMAN SACHS HEDGE FUND STRATEGIES LLC

 	 	 
	By:  	/s/ Kent A. Clark
 	 	 
	 	Name:  	KENT A. CLARK   	 	 
	 	Title:  	MANAGING DIRECTOR 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	NON-MANAGING MEMBERS:	 	 
	 
	By:  	GOLDMAN SACHS HEDGE FUND STRATEGIES LLC
 on behalf of each Member
as attorney-in-fact
 	 	 
	 
	By:  	/s/ Kent A. Clark
 	 	 
	 	Name:  	KENT A. CLARK   	 	 
	 	Title:  	MANAGING DIRECTOR 	 	 
	 

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Exhibit 10.38

	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	GENERAL AGREEMENT

OF INDEMNITY

FOR CONTRACTORS
	 	Safeco Insurance Companies

PO Box 34526

Seattle, WA 98124-1526

THIS AGREEMENT is made by the Undersigned in favor of the Safeco Insurance Companies for the
purpose of indemnifying them from all loss and expense in connection with any Bonds
for which any Safeco Insurance Company now is or
hereafter becomes Surety for any of the following
as Principal (hereinafter referred to as Contractor):
Meadow Valley
Corporation; Meadow Valley Contractors, Inc.

 

 

 

In consideration of the execution of any such Bonds for Contractor and as an inducement to
such execution by Surety, the Undersigned, jointly and severally, agree as follows.

DEFINITIONS: Where they appear in this agreement, the fallowing terms shall be considered as
defined in this paragraph:

Contractor: Any one, combination of, or all of the persons, firms or corporations set forth
above or their successors in interests, whether alone or in joint venture or as members in
limited liability companies with others not named herein.

Bond: Any and all bonds, undertakings or instruments of guarantee and any continuation,
extension, alteration, renewal or substitution thereof, whether with the same or different
penalties, executed by Surety.

Surety: Any one or combination of the following: Safeco Insurance Company of America;
General Insurance Company of America; First National Insurance Company of America; Safeco
National Insurance Company; American States Insurance Company; American Economy Insurance
Company; any person or company joining with any of the aforesaid companies in executing any
Bond, executing any Bond at their request or providing reinsurance to them with respect to
any Bond and any subsidiaries, successors, and assigns thereof.

Contract: Any contract between Contractor and a third party, the performance of which is
guaranteed by any Bond for which Surety is surety.

Default: Contractor shall be deemed
to be in default under this agreement in the event it:

	(1)	 	Is declared to be in default by the Obligee of any Bond;
	 
	(2)	 	Actually breaches or abandons any Contract;
	 
	(3)	 	Fails to pay, to the extent due in whole or in part, claims, bills or other indebtedness
incurred in connection with the performance of any Contract;
	 
	(4)	 	Becomes the subject of any agreement or proceeding of liquidation or receivership, or actually
becomes insolvent;
	 
	(5)	 	If an individual sole proprietor dies, is adjudged mentally incompetent, is
convicted of a felony or disappears and cannot be immediately found by
Surety by use of usual methods;
	 
	(6)	 	Breaches, fails to perform, or comply with, any provision of this agreement.

INDEMNITY TO SURETY: Undersigned agree to pay to Surety upon demand:

	1.	 	All loss, costs and expenses of whatsoever kind and nature, including court costs,
reasonable attorney fees (whether Surety at its sole option elects to employ its own
attorney, or permits or requires Undersigned to make arrangements for Surety’s legal
representation), consultant fees, investigative costs and any other losses, costs or
expenses incurred by Surety by reason of having executed any Bond, or incurred by it
on account of any Default under this agreement by any of the Undersigned, or by reason
of the refusal to execute any Bond. 

In addition the Undersigned agree to pay to Surety
interest on all disbursements made by Surety in connection with such loss, costs and
expenses incurred by Surety at the maximum rate permitted by law calculated from the
date of each disbursement;
	 
	2.	 	An amount sufficient to discharge any claim made against Surety on any Bond, whether
Surety will have made any payment or established any
reserve therefor. Such payment to be the minimum amount of any reserve set by Surety. This
sum may be used by Surety to pay such claim or
be held by Surety as collateral security against loss on any Bond. The Undersigned
acknowledge that their failure to pay, immediately on
demand, that sum demanded by Surety will cause irreparable harm for which Surety has no
adequate remedy at law. The Undersigned confirm and acknowledge that Surety is entitled to
injunctive relief for specific enforcement of the foregoing provision.
	 
	3.	 	Any original, additional or renewal premium due for any Bond.

With respect to claims against Surety:

	1.	 	Surety shall have the exclusive right for itself and the Undersigned to determine in its
sole and absolute discretion whether any claim or suit upon
any Bond shall, on the basis of belief of liability, expediency or otherwise, be paid,
compromised, defended or appealed,
	 
	2.	 	Surety may incur such expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, as deemed necessary
or advisable in the investigation, defense and
payment of such claims and completion of any Contract with respect to which Surety has
issued any Bond.
	 
	3.	 	Surety’s determination in its sole and absolute discretion of the foregoing shall be final and
conclusive upon the Undersigned.
	 
	4.	 	An itemized statement of loss and expense incurred by Surety, sworn to by an officer of
Surety, shall be prima facie evidence of the fact and
extent of the liability of Undersigned to Surety in any claim or suit by Surety against
Undersigned.

SURETY’S REMEDIES IN EVENT OF DEFAULT: In event of default by Contractor, Surety shall have the
right, at its sole discretion, to:

	1.	 	Take possession of the work under any and all Contracts and to arrange for its completion by
others or by the Obligee of any Bond;
	 
	2.	 	Take possession of Contractor’s or any of Undersigneds’ equipment, materials and supplies
at the site of the work, or elsewhere, if needed for
prosecution of the work, as well as Contractor’s office equipment, books and records,
computer hardware and software, and utilize the same in
completion of the work under the Contract without payment of any rental for such use;
	 
	3.	 	Loan or guarantee a loan to Contractor of such money as Surety shall see fit, for the
purpose of completing any Contract, or for discharging Contractor’s obligations for labor,
material, equipment, supplies and other charges, or discharging Surety’s liability under any
Bond, incurred in connection with any contract;
	 
	4.	 	Take such other action as Surety shall deem necessary to fulfill its obligations under any Bond.

	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
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Undersigned waive all notice of such default, of the payment of any claim or of the making of
any loan to Contractor by Surety. Should Undersigned learn of any claim or suit against
Contractor, for which Surety may be held liable, Undersigned shall give prompt notice to
Surety of such claim or suit.

Separate suits may be brought under this agreement as causes of action accrue, and the
pendency or termination of any such suit shall not bar any subsequent action by Surety.

SECURITY TO SURETY: As collateral security to Surety for the agreement of the
Undersigned to repay all loss and expense to Surety, the  undersigned:

	1.	 	Assigns to Surety, as of the date of execution of any Bond, and grants a
security interest to Surety in all rights of the Contractor in, or in any manner growing
out of:

	 	a.	 	Any Contract or modification thereof;
	 
	 	b.	 	Any subcontract or purchase order and against any legal entity and its surety
who has contracted with Contractor to furnish labor, materials,
equipment and supplies in connection with any Contract;
	 
	 	c.	 	Monies, Contract Balances due or to become due Contractor on any Contract,
including all monies earned or unearned which are unpaid at the time of
notification by Surety to the Obligee of Surety’s rights hereunder;
	 
	 	d.	 	Any actions, causes of action, claims or demands whatsoever which Contractor
may have or acquire against any party to the Contract, or
arising out of or in connection with any Contract including but not limited to those
against obligees and design professionals and any surety
or sureties of any obligee, and Surety shall have the full and exclusive right, in its
name or in the name of the Contractor, but not the
obligation, to prosecute, compromise, release or otherwise resolve such actions, causes
of action, claims or demands;
	 
	 	e.	 	Any and all rights, title, interest in, or use of any patent, copyright or
trade secret which is or may be necessary for the completion of any
bonded work:
	 
	 	f.	 	All monies due or to become due to Contractor on any policy of insurance
relating to any claims arising out of the performance of any
Contract or to premium refunds, including, but not limited to, builders risk, fire,
employee dishonesty or workers’ compensation policies.
	 
	 	g.	 	All supplies, tools, plants, material, inventory, and equipment (whether
completely manufactured or not), wherever located, which have been
or hereafter may be purchased, used, or acquired for use, entirely or partly, in
connection with or to be incorporated into the matter that is
the subject of any Contract; and
	 
	 	h.	 	All amounts that may be owing from time to time by Surety to Contractor or
any of the undersigned in any capacity including, without limitation, any balance
or share belonging to such Contractor or any of the undersigned or any deposit or
other account with Surety, which lien and security interest will be independent of
any right of setoff which Surety may have.

The Surety agrees to forbear exercising the rights granted to it in (a) through (h) until there is
a Default under this agreement;

	2.	 	Irrevocably nominate and appoint any officer of Surety as the true and lawful
attorney-in-fact of the Undersigned, with full right and authority in
event of Contractor’s default to:

	 	a.	 	Sign the name of the Undersigned to any voucher, release, satisfaction, check,
bill of sale of property referred to herein, or any other paper
or contract necessary or desired to carry into effect the purposes of this agreement;
	 
	 	b.	 	Dispose of performance of any Contract by subletting it in Contractor’s name or otherwise;

	3.	 	Authorize Surety to join any and all of the Undersigned as parties defendant in any
action, regardless of venue, against Surety on account of any
Bond, and to enforce the obligations hereunder directly against any of the Undersigned
without the necessity of first proceeding against the
Contractor;
	 
	4.	 	Agree that all monies earned by Contractor under any Contract are trust funds, whether in
the possession of Contractor or otherwise, for the benefit of, and for payment of
Contractor’s obligations for, labor, material, and supplies furnished to Contractor in
performance of such Contract for which Surety would be liable under any Bond on such
Contract, and the performance of Contractors or Surety’s obligations to any Obligee on
such Contract;
	 
	5.	 	Agree that this agreement may at any time be completed and filed by Surety in such a
manner that it will qualify as a financing statement under the applicable provisions of
any statute of any state which has adopted The Uniform Commercial Code, and that Surety
may add such schedules to this agreement, describing specific items of security covered
hereunder as shall be necessary under such statutes.

GENERAL PROVISIONS:

	1.	 	Assent by Surety to changes in any Contract or Bond or refusal to assent shall not
release or affect the obligations of Undersigned to Surety even
though any such assent by the Surety does or might increase the liability of the
Undersigned.

	2.	 	Surety has the right to decline to execute, provide or procure any bond requested by
Contractor. If Surety does execute, provide or procure the
execution of a bid bond or proposal bond, or agrees or consents to provide such contract of
suretyship, Surety retains the right to decline to
execute the final bond (including, but not limited to, performance, payment or maintenance
bonds) that may be required in connection with any
award that may be made under the bid proposal or tender to which the bid proposal bond or
agreement or consent to provide such contract of
suretyship is given.

	3.	 	Surety shall have every right, defense or remedy which a personal surety without
compensation would have, including the right of exoneration and
the right of subrogation. The security interest, trust, and other rights granted herein will
not be deemed a waiver of Surety’s equitable subrogation
rights or other rights, said security in rights being in addition to the rights of
exoneration, subrogation, and other rights to which Surety is entitled
to under law or in equity.

	4.	 	Until Surety shall have been furnished with competent evidence of its discharge, without
loss from any Bonds, Surety shall have the right to free
access at reasonable times to the books, records and accounts of each of the Undersigned for
the purpose of examining, copying or reproducing
them. Each one of the Undersigned hereby authorizes any depositories in which funds of any
of the Undersigned may be deposited to furnish to
Surety the amount of such deposits as of any date requested, and any legal entity doing
business with the undersigned is authorized to furnish
any information requested by Surety concerning any transaction. Surety may furnish in
confidence copies of any information, which it now has or
may hereafter obtain concerning each of the Undersigned, to other persons or companies for
the purpose of procuring co-suretyship or
reinsurance or of advising interested persons or companies.
	 
	5.	 	The Undersigned will, on request of Surety, procure the discharge of Surety from any Bond
and all liability by reason thereof. If such discharge is
unattainable, the Undersigned will, if requested by Surety, either deposit collateral with
Surety, acceptable to Surety, sufficient to cover all
exposure under such bond or bonds, or make provisions acceptable to Surety for the funding
of the bonded obligation(s).
	 
	6.	 	Undersigned warrant that each of them is specifically and beneficially interested in the
obtaining of each Bond.
	 
	7.	 	In case the execution hereof by any of the Undersigned may be defective or invalid for any
reason, such defect or invalidity shall not in
any manner affect the validity of this obligation or the liability hereunder of any other of the
Undersigned. Invalidity of any provision of this agreement by  reason of the laws of any
state or for any other reason shall not render the other provisions hereof invalid.
	 
	8.	 	Execution by Contractor or any of the Undersigned of any application for any Bond or of any
other agreement of indemnity in behalf of Contractor, or the taking of indemnity of any other
person by Surety with respect to any Bond of Contractor, shall in no way be deemed to waive,
diminish or abrogate any rights of Surety under this agreement.
	 
	9.	 	The Undersigned waive
and subordinate all rights of indemnity, subrogation and contribution each against the other
until all obligations to the Surety under this agreement, at law or in
equity, have been satisfied in full.

					
	 	 	 	 	 
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	10.	 	The rights and remedies afforded to the Surety by the terms of this agreement and the
terms themselves may not be waived or modified orally
and no written change or modification shall be effective until signed by an employee of
the Surety.
	 
	11.	 	This agreement is to be liberally construed so as to protect, exonerate and indemnify the
Surety.
	 
	12.	 	All parties agree that any microfilmed, scanned or electronically digitized copy of
this document made by Surety as part of its record storage and
retention program shall be as effective as the original for all purposes.
	 
	13.	 	The Undersigned has relied upon its own due diligence in making its own independent
appraisal of Contractor and its business and financial condition, will continue to be
responsible for making its own independent appraisal of such matters, and has not relied upon
and will not hereafter
rely upon Surety for information. Surety has no duty to inform any of the undersigned
Indemnitors of the financial condition or other affairs related
to Contractor.
	 
	14.	 	The Undersigned shall remain responsible to Surety under this
Agreement regardless of any changes in the relationship of the Undersigned with
Contractor.

TERMINATION: This agreement is a continuing obligation of the Undersigned unless terminated
as provided in this paragraph. An Undersigned desiring to terminate liability as to future
Bonds of Contractor must:

	1.	 	Give written notice to Surety at P.O. BOX 34526 Seattle, WA 98124-1526, by certified or
registered mail, of such termination;
	 
	2.	 	State in such notice the effective date (not less than thirty days after the receipt
of notice by Surety) of termination of such Undersigned’s liability
for future Bonds.
	 
	3.	 	It is understood and agreed that oral notice to or constructive notice to any agent
or employee of Surety shall not constitute effective notice of
termination under this agreement.

After the effective date of termination, the Undersigned giving notice shall be liable hereunder
for:

	1.	 	Bonds executed or authorized prior to such date, and renewals and extensions thereof;

	 
	2.	 	Bonds executed pursuant to a bid or proposal bond executed or authorized prior to such date,
and renewals and extensions thereof.

Such termination of liability as to an Undersigned shall in no way affect the obligation of
any other Undersigned who has not given notice as herein provided.

EXECUTED this 29th day of April, 2007

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Attest:
	 	 	 	 	 	Meadow Valley Corporation	 	(seal)
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:
	 	/s/ David Doty	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	By:	 	/s/ Bradley E. Larson	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	David Doty,	 	Secretary	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Bradley E. Larson,	 	President
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Attest:
	 	 	 	 	 	Meadow Valley Contractors, Inc.	 	(seal)
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:
	 	/s/ David Doty	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	By:	 	/s/ Bradley E. Larson	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	David Doty,	 	Secretary	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Bradley E. Larson,	 	President

ALL SIGNATURES MUST BE ACKNOWLEDGED.

					
	 	 	 	 	 
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INDIVIDUAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	STATE OF

	 	 	 	} ss.
	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	COUNTY OF
	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 

On this ____________
 day of _______________, _________, before me personally
appeared _____________________________________________, to me known  to be
the person
described in and who executed the foregoing agreement and acknowledged that ____________
executed the same for the purposes, considerations
and uses therein set forth as _________ free and voluntary act and deed.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my OFFICIAL SEAL, the day and year
first above written.

	 	 	 	 	 
	(SEAL)

	 	 
	 	 
	 

	 	Notary Public, resident at	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	(Commission expires	 	 )
	 

	 	 	 	 

INDIVIDUAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	STATE OF

	 	 	 	} ss.
	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	COUNTY OF
	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 

On this ____________
 day of _______________, _________, before me personally
appeared _____________________________________________, to me known and known to be
the person
described in and who executed the foregoing agreement and acknowledged that ____________
executed the same for the purposes, considerations
and uses therein set forth as _________ free and voluntary act and deed.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my OFFICIAL SEAL, the day and year
first above written.

	 	 	 	 	 
	(SEAL)

	 	 
	 	 
	 

	 	Notary Public, resident at	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	(Commission expires	 	 )
	 

	 	 	 	 
 

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ACKNOWLEDGMENT

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	STATE OF

	 	 	 	} ss.
	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	COUNTY OF
	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 

On this ____________
 day of _______________, _________, before me personally
appeared _____________________________________________, to me known and known to be
the (a) __________________ of ______________________________,
the Limited Liability Company executing the
foregoing instrument, and acknowledged and said instrument to be the free and
voluntary act and deed of said Limited Liability Company, for the uses and
purposes therein mentioned and on oath stated ______________ signed said instrument by
authority of the Limited Liability Company’s operating agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my OFFICIAL SEAL, the day and year
first above written.

	 	 	 	 	 
	(SEAL)

	 	 
	 	 
	 

	 	Notary Public, resident at	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	(Commission expires	 	 )
	 

	 	 	 	 
 

CORPORATE ACKNOWLEDGMENT

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	STATE OF ARIZONA ___________________________________________

	 	} ss.
	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	COUNTY OF 
	 	Maricopa ___________________________________________		 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 

On this 29th day of April, 2007, before me personally
appeared Bradley E. Larson, to me known  to be
the President and CEO of Meadow Valley Contractors, Inc. & Corporation
the corporation executing the above instrument, and acknowledged said instrument
to be the free and voluntary act and deed of said corporation, for the uses and
purposes therein mentioned and on oath stated that the seal affixed is the seal of said
corporation and that it was affixed and that __________ executed said instrument by order of the
Board of Directors of said corporation.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my OFFICIAL SEAL, the day and year
first above written.

	 	 	 	 	 
	(SEAL)

	 	/s/ TORTINA M. BUNTON

	 

	 	Notary Public, resident at	 	Phoenix, AZ
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	(Commission expires	 	May 30, 2008)
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	IF ADDITIONAL ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ARE NEEDED

	 	 	 
	 	USE S-802 (INDIVIDUAL) OR S-803 (CORPORATE)
	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 

					
	 	 	 	 	 
	S-0002/SA 4/04
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